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Recognised as Colour

#8175BC

  • #8175BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8175BC is a blue with RGB values 129, 117, 188 and HSL 250°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8175BC#8175BC
HEX#8175BC
RGBrgb(129, 117, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.4588, 0.7373
RGB percentages50.6%, 45.9%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(250.1, 34.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.1, 37.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK31.4%, 37.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,484,284
CSS custom property--colour: #8175BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#7E8A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6080BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#617DBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#738290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Plum · ΔE 27.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0BC75
Analogous#758DBC, #A475BC
Triadic#BC8175, #75BC81
Split complementary#BCA475, #8CBC75
Tetradic#BC758D, #B0BC75, #75BCA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#DFDCEE
Lighter +20%#C0BADD
Lighter +10%#A097CD
Darker −10%#6253AB
Darker −20%#4E4289
Darker −30%#3B3266
Darker −40%#272144
More saturated +25%#705BD6
Less saturated −25%#928FA2

Channel breakdown

R129
G117
B188
Red129 (50.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue250.14°
Saturation (HSL)34.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 75 · B BC

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