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Recognised as Colour

#8372EC

  • #8372EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8372EC is a blue with RGB values 131, 114, 236 and HSL 248°, 76%, 69%. 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 slateblue.

Colour values

#8372EC#8372EC
HEX#8372EC
RGBrgb(131, 114, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4471, 0.9255
RGB percentages51.4%, 44.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(248.4, 76.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 51.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK44.5%, 51.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,614,636
CSS custom property--colour: #8372EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 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#7E7E7E
Inverted#7C8D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3887F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3680E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#628CA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 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 slateblue · ΔE 7.9Medium purple · ΔE 9.6Slate blue · ΔE 9.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Medium orchid · ΔE 25.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBEC72
Analogous#729EEC, #C072EC
Triadic#EC8372, #72EC83
Split complementary#ECC072, #9EEC72
Tetradic#EC729E, #DBEC72, #72ECC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF9FE
Lighter +20%#D2CCF8
Lighter +10%#AB9FF2
Darker −10%#5B45E6
Darker −20%#381DDB
Darker −30%#2C17AE
Darker −40%#211181
More saturated +25%#755FFF
Less saturated −25%#9186D8

Channel breakdown

R131
G114
B236
Red131 (51.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue248.36°
Saturation (HSL)76.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 72 · B EC

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