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Recognised as Colour

#8E8BD9

  • #8E8BD9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8E8BD9 is a blue with RGB values 142, 139, 217 and HSL 242°, 51%, 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

#8E8BD9#8E8BD9
HEX#8E8BD9
RGBrgb(142, 139, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5451, 0.851
RGB percentages55.7%, 54.5%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(242.3, 50.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.3, 35.9%, 85.1%)
CMYK34.6%, 35.9%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,341,913
CSS custom property--colour: #8E8BD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#717426

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7396DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7091D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7A9AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Plum · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6D98B
Analogous#8BAFD9, #B58BD9
Triadic#D98E8B, #8BD98E
Split complementary#D9B58B, #AFD98B
Tetradic#D98BAF, #D6D98B, #8BD9B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D9D8F2
Lighter +10%#B3B1E6
Darker −10%#6965CC
Darker −20%#443FBF
Darker −30%#363299
Darker −40%#282672
More saturated +25%#7C78EC
Less saturated −25%#A09EC6

Channel breakdown

R142
G139
B217
Red142 (55.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue242.31°
Saturation (HSL)50.65%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 8B · B D9

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