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Recognised as Colour

#8D9EE2

  • #8D9EE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8D9EE2 is a blue with RGB values 141, 158, 226 and HSL 228°, 59%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8D9EE2#8D9EE2
HEX#8D9EE2
RGBrgb(141, 158, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6196, 0.8863
RGB percentages55.3%, 62%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(228, 59.4%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228, 37.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK37.6%, 30.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,281,250
CSS custom property--colour: #8D9EE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35607WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#72611D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88A5E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#819EE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#73ABB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.1Plum · ΔE 27.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2D18D
Analogous#8DC8E2, #A68DE2
Triadic#E28D9E, #9EE28D
Split complementary#E2A68D, #C8E28D
Tetradic#E28DC8, #E2D18D, #8DE2A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEE3F7
Lighter +10%#B6C1EC
Darker −10%#647BD8
Darker −20%#3C59CD
Darker −30%#2B45AB
Darker −40%#213482
More saturated +25%#7B93F4
Less saturated −25%#9FA9D0

Channel breakdown

R141
G158
B226
Red141 (55.3%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue228°
Saturation (HSL)59.44%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 9E · B E2

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