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Recognised as Colour

#8377EA

  • #8377EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8377EA is a blue with RGB values 131, 119, 234 and HSL 246°, 73%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8377EA#8377EA
HEX#8377EA
RGBrgb(131, 119, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4667, 0.9176
RGB percentages51.4%, 46.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(246.3, 73.2%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 49.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK44%, 49.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,615,914
CSS custom property--colour: #8377EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#7C8815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#458AEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4283E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#638FA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.9Slate blue · ΔE 11.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)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#DEEA77
Analogous#77A5EA, #BC77EA
Triadic#EA8377, #77EA83
Split complementary#EABC77, #A5EA77
Tetradic#EA77A5, #DEEA77, #77EABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFE
Lighter +20%#D4CFF8
Lighter +10%#ABA3F1
Darker −10%#5B4BE3
Darker −20%#3522D9
Darker −30%#2A1BAD
Darker −40%#1F1481
More saturated +25%#7363FE
Less saturated −25%#938BD6

Channel breakdown

R131
G119
B234
Red131 (51.4%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue246.26°
Saturation (HSL)73.25%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 77 · B EA

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