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Recognised as Colour

#827DEC

  • #827DEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#827DEC is a blue with RGB values 130, 125, 236 and HSL 243°, 74%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#827DEC#827DEC
HEX#827DEC
RGBrgb(130, 125, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.4902, 0.9255
RGB percentages51%, 49%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(242.7, 74.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 47%, 92.5%)
CMYK44.9%, 47%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,551,916
CSS custom property--colour: #827DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#7D8213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F8EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#4986EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5F94A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.3Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 14.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7EC7D
Analogous#7DAFEC, #B97DEC
Triadic#EC827D, #7DEC82
Split complementary#ECBA7D, #AFEC7D
Tetradic#EC7DAF, #E7EC7D, #7DECB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8D6F9
Lighter +10%#ADA9F3
Darker −10%#5751E5
Darker −20%#2C24DF
Darker −30%#221BB5
Darker −40%#191489
More saturated +25%#716AFF
Less saturated −25%#9390D9

Channel breakdown

R130
G125
B236
Red130 (51%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue242.7°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 7D · B EC

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