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Recognised as Colour

#8D96FD

  • #8D96FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8D96FD is a blue with RGB values 141, 150, 253 and HSL 235°, 97%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8D96FD#8D96FD
HEX#8D96FD
RGBrgb(141, 150, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5882, 0.9922
RGB percentages55.3%, 58.8%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(235.2, 96.6%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 44.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK44.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,279,229
CSS custom property--colour: #8D96FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#726902

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#679BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#67ABBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDF48D
Analogous#8DCEFD, #BC8DFD
Triadic#FD8D96, #96FD8D
Split complementary#FDBC8D, #CEFD8D
Tetradic#FD8DCE, #FDF48D, #8DFDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F2FF
Lighter +10%#BFC4FE
Darker −10%#5B68FC
Darker −20%#293AFB
Darker −30%#0417ED
Darker −40%#0312BB
More saturated +25%#8B94FF
Less saturated −25%#9CA2EF

Channel breakdown

R141
G150
B253
Red141 (55.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue235.18°
Saturation (HSL)96.55%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 96 · B FD

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