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Recognised as Colour

#8174ED

  • #8174ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8174ED is a blue with RGB values 129, 116, 237 and HSL 246°, 77%, 69%. 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

#8174ED#8174ED
HEX#8174ED
RGBrgb(129, 116, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.4549, 0.9294
RGB percentages50.6%, 45.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(246.4, 77.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 51.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK45.6%, 51.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,484,077
CSS custom property--colour: #8174ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#7E8B12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B88F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3781EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5E8EA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.9Medium purple · ΔE 9.7Slate blue · ΔE 10.2Royal blue · ΔE 12.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0ED74
Analogous#74A4ED, #BE74ED
Triadic#ED8174, #74ED81
Split complementary#EDBE74, #A4ED74
Tetradic#ED74A3, #E0ED74, #74EDBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFF
Lighter +20%#D3CEF9
Lighter +10%#AAA1F3
Darker −10%#5847E7
Darker −20%#321DDE
Darker −30%#2717B1
Darker −40%#1D1184
More saturated +25%#7362FF
Less saturated −25%#9088D9

Channel breakdown

R129
G116
B237
Red129 (50.6%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue246.45°
Saturation (HSL)77.07%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 74 · B ED

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