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Recognised as Colour

#8375FF

  • #8375FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8375FF is a blue with RGB values 131, 117, 255 and HSL 246°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8375FF#8375FF
HEX#8375FF
RGBrgb(131, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages51.4%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(246.1, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.1, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK48.6%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,615,423
CSS custom property--colour: #8375FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#7C8A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#238DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1784FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Tritanopia#5694AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 27.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1FF75
Analogous#75ACFF, #C875FF
Triadic#FF8375, #75FF83
Split complementary#FFC875, #ACFF75
Tetradic#FF75AC, #F1FF75, #75FFC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFDBFF
Lighter +10%#B1A8FF
Darker −10%#5542FF
Darker −20%#270FFF
Darker −30%#1600DB
Darker −40%#1100A8
More saturated +25%#8375FF
Less saturated −25%#9186EE

Channel breakdown

R131
G117
B255
Red131 (51.4%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue246.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 75 · B FF

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