Recognised as Colour

#8E8ADA

#8E8ADA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8E8ADA is a blue with RGB values 142, 138, 218 and HSL 243°, 52%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8E8ADA

RGBrgb(142, 138, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5412, 0.8549

RGB percentages55.7%, 54.1%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(243, 51.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243, 36.7%, 85.5%)

CMYK34.9%, 36.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,341,658

CSS custom property--colour: #8E8ADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#717525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7195DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F90D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7A99A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14 Medium purple · ΔE 20.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2 Plum · ΔE 25.5 Steel blue · ΔE 26.9 Slate blue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D6DA8A

Analogous#8AAEDA, #B68ADA

Triadic#DA8E8A, #8ADA8E

Split complementary#DAB68A, #AEDA8A

Tetradic#DA8AAE, #D6DA8A, #8ADAB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#D9D7F3

Lighter +10%#B3B1E6

Darker −10%#6963CE

Darker −20%#443DC1

Darker −30%#36319A

Darker −40%#282573

More saturated +25%#7D77ED

Less saturated −25%#9F9DC7

Channel breakdown

R142

G138

B218

Red142 (55.7%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue243°

Saturation (HSL)51.95%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 8A · B DA

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