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Colour

#8D8DBC

  • #8D8DBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8D8DBC is a blue with RGB values 141, 141, 188 and HSL 240°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8D8DBC#8D8DBC
HEX#8D8DBC
RGBrgb(141, 141, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5529, 0.7373
RGB percentages55.3%, 55.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(240, 26%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 25%, 73.7%)
CMYK25%, 25%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,276,860
CSS custom property--colour: #8D8DBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#727243

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8193BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F90BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#82959Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Thistle · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCBC8D
Analogous#8DA5BC, #A58DBC
Triadic#BC8D8D, #8DBC8D
Split complementary#BCA58D, #A5BC8D
Tetradic#BC8DA5, #BCBC8D, #8DBCA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEDF5
Lighter +20%#CDCDE2
Lighter +10%#ADADCF
Darker −10%#6D6DA9
Darker −20%#54548F
Darker −30%#41416F
Darker −40%#2E2E4F
More saturated +25%#7676D3
Less saturated −25%#A4A4A5

Channel breakdown

R141
G141
B188
Red141 (55.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)25.97%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 8D · B BC

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