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Colour

#8F82CC

  • #8F82CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8F82CC is a blue with RGB values 143, 130, 204 and HSL 251°, 42%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8F82CC#8F82CC
HEX#8F82CC
RGBrgb(143, 130, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5098, 0.8
RGB percentages56.1%, 51%, 80%
HSLhsl(250.5, 42%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 36.3%, 80%)
CMYK29.9%, 36.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,405,132
CSS custom property--colour: #8F82CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#707D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D8DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E8ACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#818F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.7Plum · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFCC82
Analogous#829ACC, #B482CC
Triadic#CC8F82, #82CC8F
Split complementary#CCB482, #9ACC82
Tetradic#CC829A, #BFCC82, #82CCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0EFF8
Lighter +20%#D0CAEA
Lighter +10%#AFA6DB
Darker −10%#6F5EBD
Darker −20%#5443A5
Darker −30%#423481
Darker −40%#2F265C
More saturated +25%#816CE2
Less saturated −25%#9D98B6

Channel breakdown

R143
G130
B204
Red143 (56.1%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue250.54°
Saturation (HSL)42.05%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 82 · B CC

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