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Recognised as Colour

#8270EC

  • #8270EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8270EC is a blue with RGB values 130, 112, 236 and HSL 249°, 77%, 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

#8270EC#8270EC
HEX#8270EC
RGBrgb(130, 112, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.4392, 0.9255
RGB percentages51%, 43.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(248.7, 76.5%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 52.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK44.9%, 52.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,548,588
CSS custom property--colour: #8270EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2239WCAG 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 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#7D8F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3385F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#317FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#608BA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.5Slate blue · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 10.5Royal blue · ΔE 13.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAEC70
Analogous#709CEC, #C070EC
Triadic#EC8270, #70EC82
Split complementary#ECC070, #9CEC70
Tetradic#EC709C, #DAEC70, #70ECC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F7FE
Lighter +20%#D1CAF8
Lighter +10%#A99DF2
Darker −10%#5B43E6
Darker −20%#381DD9
Darker −30%#2D17AC
Darker −40%#21117F
More saturated +25%#755DFF
Less saturated −25%#9084D8

Channel breakdown

R130
G112
B236
Red130 (51%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue248.71°
Saturation (HSL)76.54%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 70 · B EC

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