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Recognised as Colour

#8170FF

  • #8170FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8170FF is a blue with RGB values 129, 112, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8170FF#8170FF
HEX#8170FF
RGBrgb(129, 112, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.4392, 1
RGB percentages50.6%, 43.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(247.1, 100%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.1, 56.1%, 100%)
CMYK49.4%, 56.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,483,071
CSS custom property--colour: #8170FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23475WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#7E8F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0081FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5291ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.4Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2Medium orchid · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEFF70
Analogous#70A6FF, #C970FF
Triadic#FF8170, #70FF81
Split complementary#FFC970, #A6FF70
Tetradic#FF70A6, #EEFF70, #70FFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBD6FF
Lighter +10%#AEA3FF
Darker −10%#543DFF
Darker −20%#270AFF
Darker −30%#1900D6
Darker −40%#1300A3
More saturated +25%#8170FF
Less saturated −25%#8F82ED

Channel breakdown

R129
G112
B255
Red129 (50.6%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue247.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 70 · B FF

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