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Recognised as Colour

#8D92CF

  • #8D92CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8D92CF is a blue with RGB values 141, 146, 207 and HSL 235°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8D92CF#8D92CF
HEX#8D92CF
RGBrgb(141, 146, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5725, 0.8118
RGB percentages55.3%, 57.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(235.5, 40.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.5, 31.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK31.9%, 29.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,278,159
CSS custom property--colour: #8D92CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 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#959595
Inverted#726D30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8099D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C94CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7C9DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 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 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 25.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2Light steelblue · ΔE 26.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCA8D
Analogous#8DB3CF, #A98DCF
Triadic#CF8D92, #92CF8D
Split complementary#CFA98D, #B3CF8D
Tetradic#CF8DB3, #CFCA8D, #8DCFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FC
Lighter +20%#D5D7ED
Lighter +10%#B1B4DE
Darker −10%#6970C0
Darker −20%#4950AD
Darker −30%#3A4089
Darker −40%#2B2F65
More saturated +25%#7981E3
Less saturated −25%#A1A3BB

Channel breakdown

R141
G146
B207
Red141 (55.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue235.45°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 92 · B CF

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