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Recognised as Colour

#8E95F3

  • #8E95F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8E95F3 is a blue with RGB values 142, 149, 243 and HSL 236°, 81%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8E95F3#8E95F3
HEX#8E95F3
RGBrgb(142, 149, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5843, 0.9529
RGB percentages55.7%, 58.4%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(235.8, 80.8%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 41.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK41.6%, 38.7%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,344,499
CSS custom property--colour: #8E95F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#716A0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A1F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D99F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6EA8B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Medium purple · ΔE 19Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 26.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3EC8E
Analogous#8EC8F3, #B98EF3
Triadic#F38E95, #95F38E
Split complementary#F3B98E, #C8F38E
Tetradic#F38EC8, #F3EC8E, #8EF3B9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEBFD
Lighter +10%#BCC0F8
Darker −10%#606AEE
Darker −20%#323FE9
Darker −30%#1623D2
Darker −40%#111CA4
More saturated +25%#828BFF
Less saturated −25%#9EA2E3

Channel breakdown

R142
G149
B243
Red142 (55.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue235.84°
Saturation (HSL)80.8%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 95 · B F3

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