Recognised as Colour

#8C83BE

#8C83BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8C83BE is a blue with RGB values 140, 131, 190 and HSL 249°, 31%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8C83BE

RGBrgb(140, 131, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5137, 0.7451

RGB percentages54.9%, 51.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(249.2, 31.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 31.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK26.3%, 31.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,208,766

CSS custom property--colour: #8C83BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1

Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#737C41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#748BC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7489BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#818D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4 Plum · ΔE 23.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27 Medium purple · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B5BE83

Analogous#8397BE, #AA83BE

Triadic#BE8C83, #83BE8C

Split complementary#BEAA83, #97BE83

Tetradic#BE8397, #B5BE83, #83BEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E7F3

Lighter +20%#CAC6E1

Lighter +10%#ABA4D0

Darker −10%#6D62AC

Darker −20%#564B90

Darker −30%#423A6E

Darker −40%#2E284D

More saturated +25%#7C6BD6

Less saturated −25%#9C9BA6

Channel breakdown

R140

G131

B190

Red140 (54.9%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue249.15°

Saturation (HSL)31.22%

Lightness62.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G 83 · B BE

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