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Recognised as Colour

#8D8DCF

  • #8D8DCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8D8DCF is a blue with RGB values 141, 141, 207 and HSL 240°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8D8DCF#8D8DCF
HEX#8D8DCF
RGBrgb(141, 141, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5529, 0.8118
RGB percentages55.3%, 55.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(240, 40.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 31.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK31.9%, 31.9%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,276,879
CSS custom property--colour: #8D8DCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#727230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A95D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7791CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7C99A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Plum · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 29.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCF8D
Analogous#8DAECF, #AE8DCF
Triadic#CF8D8D, #8DCF8D
Split complementary#CFAE8D, #AECF8D
Tetradic#CF8DAE, #CFCF8D, #8DCFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FC
Lighter +20%#D5D5ED
Lighter +10%#B1B1DE
Darker −10%#6969C0
Darker −20%#4949AD
Darker −30%#3A3A89
Darker −40%#2B2B65
More saturated +25%#7979E3
Less saturated −25%#A1A1BB

Channel breakdown

R141
G141
B207
Red141 (55.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 8D · B CF

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