Recognised as Colour
#8278DE
- #8278DE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#8278DE is a blue with RGB values 130, 120, 222 and HSL 246°, 61%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#8278DE#8278DE
HEX#8278DE
RGBrgb(130, 120, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.4706, 0.8706
RGB percentages51%, 47.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(245.9, 60.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 45.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK41.4%, 45.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,550,622
CSS custom property--colour: #8278DE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#7D8721
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D4DE78
Analogous#78A1DE, #B578DE
Triadic#DE8278, #78DE82
Split complementary#DEB578, #A1DE78
Tetradic#DE78A1, #D4DE78, #78DEB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R130
G120
B222
Red130 (51%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue245.88°
Saturation (HSL)60.71%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 78 · B DE
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