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Recognised as Colour

#8174BB

  • #8174BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8174BB is a blue with RGB values 129, 116, 187 and HSL 251°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8174BB#8174BB
HEX#8174BB
RGBrgb(129, 116, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.4549, 0.7333
RGB percentages50.6%, 45.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(251, 34.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 38%, 73.3%)
CMYK31%, 38%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,484,027
CSS custom property--colour: #8174BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#7E8B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F7FBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#607CB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#74818Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Plum · ΔE 27.3Slate blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEBB74
Analogous#748BBB, #A474BB
Triadic#BB8174, #74BB81
Split complementary#BBA574, #8BBB74
Tetradic#BB748B, #AEBB74, #74BBA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DEDBED
Lighter +20%#BFB8DD
Lighter +10%#A096CC
Darker −10%#6353A9
Darker −20%#4F4287
Darker −30%#3B3165
Darker −40%#272142
More saturated +25%#715AD5
Less saturated −25%#918EA1

Channel breakdown

R129
G116
B187
Red129 (50.6%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue250.99°
Saturation (HSL)34.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 74 · B BB

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