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Recognised as Colour

#8277D8

  • #8277D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8277D8 is a blue with RGB values 130, 119, 216 and HSL 247°, 55%, 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

#8277D8#8277D8
HEX#8277D8
RGBrgb(130, 119, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.4667, 0.8471
RGB percentages51%, 46.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(246.8, 55.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 44.9%, 84.7%)
CMYK39.8%, 44.9%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,550,360
CSS custom property--colour: #8277D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#7D8827

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5386DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5281D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6A8A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Royal blue · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDD877
Analogous#779CD8, #B377D8
Triadic#D88277, #77D882
Split complementary#D8B377, #9DD877
Tetradic#D8779C, #CDD877, #77D8B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEEFA
Lighter +20%#CBC6EF
Lighter +10%#A69FE3
Darker −10%#5E4FCD
Darker −20%#4334B5
Darker −30%#34298D
Darker −40%#251D66
More saturated +25%#7161EE
Less saturated −25%#938DC2

Channel breakdown

R130
G119
B216
Red130 (51%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue246.8°
Saturation (HSL)55.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 77 · B D8

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