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Colour

#8374EA

  • #8374EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8374EA is a blue with RGB values 131, 116, 234 and HSL 248°, 74%, 69%. 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

#8374EA#8374EA
HEX#8374EA
RGBrgb(131, 116, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4549, 0.9176
RGB percentages51.4%, 45.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(247.6, 73.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 50.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK44%, 50.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,615,146
CSS custom property--colour: #8374EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#7C8B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F88EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D81E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#638DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.2Slate blue · ΔE 10.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.3Royal blue · ΔE 13.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBEA74
Analogous#74A0EA, #BE74EA
Triadic#EA8374, #74EA83
Split complementary#EABE74, #A0EA74
Tetradic#EA74A0, #DBEA74, #74EABE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF9FE
Lighter +20%#D2CDF7
Lighter +10%#ABA0F1
Darker −10%#5B48E3
Darker −20%#3821D7
Darker −30%#2C1AAB
Darker −40%#21137F
More saturated +25%#7460FE
Less saturated −25%#9288D6

Channel breakdown

R131
G116
B234
Red131 (51.4%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue247.63°
Saturation (HSL)73.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 74 · B EA

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