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Recognised as Colour

#8E88E6

  • #8E88E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8E88E6 is a blue with RGB values 142, 136, 230 and HSL 244°, 65%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8E88E6#8E88E6
HEX#8E88E6
RGBrgb(142, 136, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5333, 0.902
RGB percentages55.7%, 53.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(243.8, 65.3%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 40.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK38.3%, 40.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,341,158
CSS custom property--colour: #8E88E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#717719

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6896EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#6590E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#759AACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0E688
Analogous#88B1E6, #BD88E6
Triadic#E68E88, #88E68E
Split complementary#E6BD88, #B1E688
Tetradic#E688B1, #E0E688, #88E6BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEDCF8
Lighter +10%#B6B2EF
Darker −10%#665EDD
Darker −20%#3E34D4
Darker −30%#2E25B0
Darker −40%#231C86
More saturated +25%#7E76F8
Less saturated −25%#9E9AD4

Channel breakdown

R142
G136
B230
Red142 (55.7%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue243.83°
Saturation (HSL)65.28%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 88 · B E6

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