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Recognised as Colour

#8177DC

  • #8177DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8177DC is a blue with RGB values 129, 119, 220 and HSL 246°, 59%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8177DC#8177DC
HEX#8177DC
RGBrgb(129, 119, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.4667, 0.8627
RGB percentages50.6%, 46.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(245.9, 59.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 45.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK41.4%, 45.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,484,828
CSS custom property--colour: #8177DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#7E8823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5087E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E81DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#668B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.4Slate blue · ΔE 14.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2DC77
Analogous#77A0DC, #B477DC
Triadic#DC8177, #77DC81
Split complementary#DCB477, #9FDC77
Tetradic#DC77A0, #D2DC77, #77DCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F1FB
Lighter +20%#CCC8F1
Lighter +10%#A7A0E6
Darker −10%#5B4ED2
Darker −20%#3E31BC
Darker −30%#312694
Darker −40%#241C6B
More saturated +25%#7062F1
Less saturated −25%#928CC7

Channel breakdown

R129
G119
B220
Red129 (50.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue245.94°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 77 · B DC

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