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Colour

#8D9DFF

  • #8D9DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8D9DFF is a blue with RGB values 141, 157, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8D9DFF#8D9DFF
HEX#8D9DFF
RGBrgb(141, 157, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6157, 1
RGB percentages55.3%, 61.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(231.6, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK44.7%, 38.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,281,023
CSS custom property--colour: #8D9DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.4:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#726200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F9FFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#65B1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEF8D
Analogous#8DD6FF, #B68DFF
Triadic#FF8D9D, #9DFF8D
Split complementary#FFB68D, #D6FF8D
Tetradic#FF8DD6, #FFEF8D, #8DFFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F5FF
Lighter +10%#C0C9FF
Darker −10%#5A71FF
Darker −20%#2745FF
Darker −30%#0022F3
Darker −40%#001BC0
More saturated +25%#8D9DFF
Less saturated −25%#9BA7F1

Channel breakdown

R141
G157
B255
Red141 (55.3%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 9D · B FF

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