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Recognised as Colour

#8C9BCB

  • #8C9BCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8C9BCB is a blue with RGB values 140, 155, 203 and HSL 226°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8C9BCB#8C9BCB
HEX#8C9BCB
RGBrgb(140, 155, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6078, 0.7961
RGB percentages54.9%, 60.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(225.7, 37.7%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 31%, 79.6%)
CMYK31%, 23.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,214,923
CSS custom property--colour: #8C9BCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.67:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#736434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C9FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#879ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7BA4ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.2Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBBC8C
Analogous#8CBACB, #9D8CCB
Triadic#CB8C9B, #9BCB8C
Split complementary#CB9D8C, #BACB8C
Tetradic#CB8CBA, #CBBC8C, #8CCB9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FB
Lighter +20%#D2D8EB
Lighter +10%#AFBADB
Darker −10%#697CBB
Darker −20%#4B61A6
Darker −30%#3B4C83
Darker −40%#2B3860
More saturated +25%#7790E0
Less saturated −25%#A1A6B6

Channel breakdown

R140
G155
B203
Red140 (54.9%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue225.71°
Saturation (HSL)37.72%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 9B · B CB

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