Colour

#8E8FD9

#8E8FD9
Blue
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8E8FD9 is a blue with RGB values 142, 143, 217 and HSL 239°, 50%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8E8FD9

RGBrgb(142, 143, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5608, 0.851

RGB percentages55.7%, 56.1%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(239.2, 49.7%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.2, 34.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK34.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,342,937

CSS custom property--colour: #8E8FD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#717026

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7898DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7593D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7A9DAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7 Steel blue · ΔE 23.8 Medium purple · ΔE 24.3 Plum · ΔE 25 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6 Royal blue · ΔE 32.2

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#D9D88E

Analogous#8EB4D9, #B38ED9

Triadic#D98E8F, #8FD98E

Split complementary#D9B38E, #B4D98E

Tetradic#D98EB4, #D9D88E, #8ED9B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DADBF3

Lighter +10%#B4B5E6

Darker −10%#6869CC

Darker −20%#4243BF

Darker −30%#34359A

Darker −40%#272874

More saturated +25%#7B7DEC

Less saturated −25%#A1A1C6

Channel breakdown

R142

G143

B217

Red142 (55.7%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue239.2°

Saturation (HSL)49.67%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 8F · B D9

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Colour values

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