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Recognised as Colour

#8171EB

  • #8171EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8171EB is a blue with RGB values 129, 113, 235 and HSL 248°, 75%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8171EB#8171EB
HEX#8171EB
RGBrgb(129, 113, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.4431, 0.9216
RGB percentages50.6%, 44.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(247.9, 75.3%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 51.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK45.1%, 51.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,483,307
CSS custom property--colour: #8171EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#7E8E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3686EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#337FE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5F8BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.7Slate blue · ΔE 9.4Medium purple · ΔE 9.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 26Medium orchid · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBEB71
Analogous#719EEB, #BE71EB
Triadic#EB8171, #71EB81
Split complementary#EBBE71, #9EEB71
Tetradic#EB719E, #DBEB71, #71EBBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F7FE
Lighter +20%#D0CAF8
Lighter +10%#A99EF1
Darker −10%#5944E5
Darker −20%#371ED8
Darker −30%#2B18AB
Darker −40%#20127E
More saturated +25%#725DFF
Less saturated −25%#9085D7

Channel breakdown

R129
G113
B235
Red129 (50.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue247.87°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 71 · B EB

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