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Recognised as Colour

#8D9FFF

  • #8D9FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8D9FFF is a blue with RGB values 141, 159, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8D9FFF#8D9FFF
HEX#8D9FFF
RGBrgb(141, 159, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6235, 1
RGB percentages55.3%, 62.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.5, 100%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 44.7%, 100%)
CMYK44.7%, 37.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,281,535
CSS custom property--colour: #8D9FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#726000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#65B3C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.9Plum · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFED8D
Analogous#8DD8FF, #B48DFF
Triadic#FF8D9F, #9FFF8D
Split complementary#FFB48D, #D8FF8D
Tetradic#FF8DD8, #FFED8D, #8DFFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F5FF
Lighter +10%#C0CAFF
Darker −10%#5A74FF
Darker −20%#2749FF
Darker −30%#0026F3
Darker −40%#001EC0
More saturated +25%#8D9FFF
Less saturated −25%#9BA9F1

Channel breakdown

R141
G159
B255
Red141 (55.3%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 9F · B FF

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