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Recognised as Colour

#8074BF

  • #8074BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8074BF is a blue with RGB values 128, 116, 191 and HSL 250°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8074BF#8074BF
HEX#8074BF
RGBrgb(128, 116, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.4549, 0.749
RGB percentages50.2%, 45.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(249.6, 36.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 39.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK33%, 39.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,418,495
CSS custom property--colour: #8074BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#7F8B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D7FC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E7CBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#718290no 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 text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Plum · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 19.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3BF74
Analogous#748DBF, #A674BF
Triadic#BF8074, #74BF80
Split complementary#BFA674, #8DBF74
Tetradic#BF748D, #B3BF74, #74BFA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0DDEF
Lighter +20%#C0BADF
Lighter +10%#A097CF
Darker −10%#6051AF
Darker −20%#4D418C
Darker −30%#3A3169
Darker −40%#272047
More saturated +25%#6F5BD8
Less saturated −25%#918DA6

Channel breakdown

R128
G116
B191
Red128 (50.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue249.6°
Saturation (HSL)36.95%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 74 · B BF

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