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Recognised as Colour

#8C8CD4

  • #8C8CD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8C8CD4 is a blue with RGB values 140, 140, 212 and HSL 240°, 46%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8C8CD4#8C8CD4
HEX#8C8CD4
RGBrgb(140, 140, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.549, 0.8314
RGB percentages54.9%, 54.9%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(240, 45.6%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 34%, 83.1%)
CMYK34%, 34%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,211,092
CSS custom property--colour: #8C8CD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#73732B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7695D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7391D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7999A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 25Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4D48C
Analogous#8CB0D4, #B08CD4
Triadic#D48C8C, #8CD48C
Split complementary#D4B08C, #B0D48C
Tetradic#D48CB0, #D4D48C, #8CD4B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFE
Lighter +20%#D6D6F0
Lighter +10%#B1B1E2
Darker −10%#6767C6
Darker −20%#4444B6
Darker −30%#363691
Darker −40%#28286C
More saturated +25%#7878E8
Less saturated −25%#A0A0C0

Channel breakdown

R140
G140
B212
Red140 (54.9%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)45.57%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 8C · B D4

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