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Colour

#8371BE

  • #8371BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8371BE is a blue with RGB values 131, 113, 190 and HSL 254°, 37%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8371BE#8371BE
HEX#8371BE
RGBrgb(131, 113, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4431, 0.7451
RGB percentages51.4%, 44.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(254, 37.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254, 40.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK31.1%, 40.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,614,334
CSS custom property--colour: #8371BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#7C8E41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A7EC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#767F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 27.7Plum · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACBE71
Analogous#7185BE, #AA71BE
Triadic#BE8371, #71BE83
Split complementary#BEAA71, #85BE71
Tetradic#BE7185, #ACBE71, #71BEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DFDAEE
Lighter +20%#C0B7DE
Lighter +10%#A294CE
Darker −10%#654FAD
Darker −20%#513F8A
Darker −30%#3C2F67
Darker −40%#281F44
More saturated +25%#7557D8
Less saturated −25%#918BA4

Channel breakdown

R131
G113
B190
Red131 (51.4%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue254.03°
Saturation (HSL)37.2%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 71 · B BE

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