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Colour

#8277EC

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

#8277EC is a blue with RGB values 130, 119, 236 and HSL 246°, 75%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8277EC#8277EC
HEX#8277EC
RGBrgb(130, 119, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.4667, 0.9255
RGB percentages51%, 46.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(245.6, 75.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 49.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK44.9%, 49.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,550,380
CSS custom property--colour: #8277EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#7D8813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#438AF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F83E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6090A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.7Slate blue · ΔE 11.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5Royal blue · ΔE 13.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1EC77
Analogous#77A6EC, #BC77EC
Triadic#EC8277, #77EC82
Split complementary#ECBC77, #A7EC77
Tetradic#EC77A7, #E1EC77, #77ECBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFF
Lighter +20%#D4D0F9
Lighter +10%#ABA4F2
Darker −10%#594AE6
Darker −20%#311FDE
Darker −30%#2719B1
Darker −40%#1D1384
More saturated +25%#7364FF
Less saturated −25%#928AD9

Channel breakdown

R130
G119
B236
Red130 (51%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue245.64°
Saturation (HSL)75.48%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 77 · B EC

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