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Recognised as Colour

#8C7EBD

  • #8C7EBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8C7EBD is a blue with RGB values 140, 126, 189 and HSL 253°, 32%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8C7EBD#8C7EBD
HEX#8C7EBD
RGBrgb(140, 126, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.4941, 0.7412
RGB percentages54.9%, 49.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(253.3, 32.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.3, 33.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK25.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,207,485
CSS custom property--colour: #8C7EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#738142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E88C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F86BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#828995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Plum · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 26Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFBD7E
Analogous#7E8FBD, #AC7EBD
Triadic#BD8C7E, #7EBD8C
Split complementary#BDAC7E, #8FBD7E
Tetradic#BD7E8F, #AFBD7E, #7EBDAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E3F1
Lighter +20%#C8C1E0
Lighter +10%#AAA0CE
Darker −10%#6E5CAC
Darker −20%#57488D
Darker −30%#42376B
Darker −40%#2E2649
More saturated +25%#7E66D5
Less saturated −25%#9A96A5

Channel breakdown

R140
G126
B189
Red140 (54.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue253.33°
Saturation (HSL)32.31%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 7E · B BD

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