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#8391EC Color

#8391EC is rgb(131, 145, 236) in RGB, hsl(232, 73%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 39%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8391EC
HEX#8391EC
RGBrgb(131, 145, 236)
HSLhsl(232, 73%, 72%)
HSVhsv(232, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 39%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.135 275.6)
LABlab(62.03% 12.72 -48.24)
LCHlch(62.03% 49.88 284.77)

What #8391EC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8391EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.9United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 12.36Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.04Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 14.38Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 16.18Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 16.56

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#8391EC Channel Values

How #8391EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 131 · G 145 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 73% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.91:1 vs white · 7.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8391EC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8391EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8391EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8391EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8391EC
Complementary
#ECDE83
Analogous
#83C5EC
Analogous
#AA83EC
Triadic
#EC8391
Triadic
#91EC83
Split comp.
#ECAA83
Split comp.
#C5EC83

Tints & Shades of #8391EC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#95A1EE
#A2ADF1
#B4BCF3
#C6CCF6
#D7DCF9
#E5E8FB

Shades

#576AE5
#3047DF
#1E33BE
#172792
#101B65
#0A113E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8391EC.

How #8391EC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8391EC
Protanopia#8F8FEC
Protanomaly#8A90EC
Deuteranopia#8D8DEC
Deuteranomaly#898EEC
Tritanopia#6EA0A0
Tritanomaly#779AC3
Achromatopsia#979797

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Using #8391EC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8391ec: #8391EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8391EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8391ec': '#8391EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.569, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_8391ec">#8391EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#8391EC"

More Blue Colors

#8391EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8391EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8391EC?

#8391EC is a light blue — rgb(131, 145, 236) in RGB and hsl(232, 73%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.9.

What is the RGB value of #8391EC?

#8391EC is rgb(131, 145, 236) — red 131, green 145, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8391EC?

#8391EC converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 39%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8391EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8391EC scores 2.91:1 against white and 7.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8391EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8391EC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 9.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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