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Colour

#8D8DEC

  • #8D8DEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8D8DEC is a blue with RGB values 141, 141, 236 and HSL 240°, 71%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8D8DEC#8D8DEC
HEX#8D8DEC
RGBrgb(141, 141, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5529, 0.9255
RGB percentages55.3%, 55.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(240, 71.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 40.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK40.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,276,908
CSS custom property--colour: #8D8DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#727213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C9AF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6793EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#71A0B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECEC8D
Analogous#8DBDEC, #BD8DEC
Triadic#EC8D8D, #8DEC8D
Split complementary#ECBD8D, #BDEC8D
Tetradic#EC8DBD, #ECEC8D, #8DECBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E4FB
Lighter +10%#B9B9F3
Darker −10%#6161E5
Darker −20%#3636DD
Darker −30%#2020C0
Darker −40%#191994
More saturated +25%#7C7CFD
Less saturated −25%#9E9EDB

Channel breakdown

R141
G141
B236
Red141 (55.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 8D · B EC

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