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Recognised as Colour

#8C8DCD

  • #8C8DCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8C8DCD is a blue with RGB values 140, 141, 205 and HSL 239°, 39%, 68%. 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

#8C8DCD#8C8DCD
HEX#8C8DCD
RGBrgb(140, 141, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5529, 0.8039
RGB percentages54.9%, 55.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(239.1, 39.4%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.1, 31.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK31.7%, 31.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,211,341
CSS custom property--colour: #8C8DCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#737232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A95D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7891CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7B99A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 20.3Plum · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 28Medium purple · ΔE 28.7Slate grey · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCC8C
Analogous#8CADCD, #AC8CCD
Triadic#CD8C8D, #8DCD8C
Split complementary#CDAC8C, #AECD8C
Tetradic#CD8CAE, #CDCC8C, #8CCDAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F7FB
Lighter +20%#D3D3EC
Lighter +10%#B0B0DC
Darker −10%#686ABE
Darker −20%#4A4BA9
Darker −30%#3A3B86
Darker −40%#2B2C62
More saturated +25%#7779E2
Less saturated −25%#A1A1B8

Channel breakdown

R140
G141
B205
Red140 (54.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue239.08°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 8D · B CD

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