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Colour

#8D9CFF

  • #8D9CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8D9CFF is a blue with RGB values 141, 156, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8D9CFF#8D9CFF
HEX#8D9CFF
RGBrgb(141, 156, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6118, 1
RGB percentages55.3%, 61.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(232.1, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK44.7%, 38.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,280,767
CSS custom property--colour: #8D9CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#726300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#77A8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#65B0C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 28Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF08D
Analogous#8DD5FF, #B78DFF
Triadic#FF8D9C, #9CFF8D
Split complementary#FFB78D, #D5FF8D
Tetradic#FF8DD5, #FFF08D, #8DFFB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F5FF
Lighter +10%#C0C8FF
Darker −10%#5A70FF
Darker −20%#2743FF
Darker −30%#0020F3
Darker −40%#0019C0
More saturated +25%#8D9CFF
Less saturated −25%#9BA6F1

Channel breakdown

R141
G156
B255
Red141 (55.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 9C · B FF

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