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Recognised as Colour

#8CA4FF

  • #8CA4FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8CA4FF is a blue with RGB values 140, 164, 255 and HSL 227°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8CA4FF#8CA4FF
HEX#8CA4FF
RGBrgb(140, 164, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6431, 1
RGB percentages54.9%, 64.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(227.5, 100%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 45.1%, 100%)
CMYK45.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,217,279
CSS custom property--colour: #8CA4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#735B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#78A4FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#62B7C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 29.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.7Plum · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE78C
Analogous#8CDDFF, #AE8CFF
Triadic#FF8CA4, #A4FF8C
Split complementary#FFAE8C, #DDFF8C
Tetradic#FF8CDD, #FFE78C, #8CFFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F5FF
Lighter +10%#BFCCFF
Darker −10%#597CFF
Darker −20%#2653FF
Darker −30%#0033F2
Darker −40%#0028BF
More saturated +25%#8CA4FF
Less saturated −25%#9AACF1

Channel breakdown

R140
G164
B255
Red140 (54.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue227.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G A4 · B FF

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