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Recognised as Colour

#8D8BCF

  • #8D8BCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8D8BCF is a blue with RGB values 141, 139, 207 and HSL 242°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8D8BCF#8D8BCF
HEX#8D8BCF
RGBrgb(141, 139, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5451, 0.8118
RGB percentages55.3%, 54.5%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(241.8, 41.5%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.8, 32.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK31.9%, 32.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,276,367
CSS custom property--colour: #8D8BCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#727430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7794D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7590CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#7C97A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCF8B
Analogous#8BABCF, #AF8BCF
Triadic#CF8D8B, #8BCF8D
Split complementary#CFAF8B, #ABCF8B
Tetradic#CF8BAB, #CDCF8B, #8BCFAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F7FC
Lighter +20%#D4D3ED
Lighter +10%#B0AFDE
Darker −10%#6A67C0
Darker −20%#4A47AD
Darker −30%#3B3889
Darker −40%#2B2A64
More saturated +25%#7A77E3
Less saturated −25%#A0A0BB

Channel breakdown

R141
G139
B207
Red141 (55.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue241.76°
Saturation (HSL)41.46%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 8B · B CF

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