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Recognised as Colour

#8D84BB

  • #8D84BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8D84BB is a blue with RGB values 141, 132, 187 and HSL 250°, 29%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8D84BB#8D84BB
HEX#8D84BB
RGBrgb(141, 132, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5176, 0.7333
RGB percentages55.3%, 51.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(249.8, 28.8%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 29.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK24.6%, 29.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,274,555
CSS custom property--colour: #8D84BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#727B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#768CBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#778ABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#838D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Plum · ΔE 23.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Thistle · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2BB84
Analogous#8496BB, #A984BB
Triadic#BB8D84, #84BB8D
Split complementary#BBA984, #96BB84
Tetradic#BB8496, #B2BB84, #84BBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E7F1
Lighter +20%#CAC6DF
Lighter +10%#ABA5CD
Darker −10%#6F63A9
Darker −20%#574D8C
Darker −30%#433B6B
Darker −40%#2E294A
More saturated +25%#7D6CD3
Less saturated −25%#9D9CA3

Channel breakdown

R141
G132
B187
Red141 (55.3%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue249.82°
Saturation (HSL)28.8%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 84 · B BB

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