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Recognised as Colour

#8161FA

  • #8161FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8161FA is a blue with RGB values 129, 97, 250 and HSL 253°, 94%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8161FA#8161FA
HEX#8161FA
RGBrgb(129, 97, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.3804, 0.9804
RGB percentages50.6%, 38%, 98%
HSLhsl(252.5, 93.9%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 61.2%, 98%)
CMYK48.4%, 61.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,479,226
CSS custom property--colour: #8161FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#7E9E05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0078F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#5785A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 21Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAFA61
Analogous#618EFA, #CD61FA
Triadic#FA8161, #61FA81
Split complementary#FACE61, #8EFA61
Tetradic#FA618E, #DAFA61, #61FACD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F5FF
Lighter +20%#D0C4FD
Lighter +10%#A892FC
Darker −10%#5A30F8
Darker −20%#3808ED
Darker −30%#2C06BC
Darker −40%#20048B
More saturated +25%#7E5CFF
Less saturated −25%#8D75E6

Channel breakdown

R129
G97
B250
Red129 (50.6%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue252.55°
Saturation (HSL)93.87%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 61 · B FA

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