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Recognised as Colour

#8377EF

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

#8377EF is a blue with RGB values 131, 119, 239 and HSL 246°, 79%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8377EF#8377EF
HEX#8377EF
RGBrgb(131, 119, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4667, 0.9373
RGB percentages51.4%, 46.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(246, 78.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 50.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK45.2%, 50.2%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,615,919
CSS custom property--colour: #8377EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#7C8810

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#408BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C83ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#6091A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.1Slate blue · ΔE 11.2Royal blue · ΔE 13.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3EF77
Analogous#77A7EF, #BF77EF
Triadic#EF8377, #77EF83
Split complementary#EFBF77, #A7EF77
Tetradic#EF77A7, #E3EF77, #77EFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6D2FA
Lighter +10%#ADA5F4
Darker −10%#5949EA
Darker −20%#301CE4
Darker −30%#2616B7
Darker −40%#1C108A
More saturated +25%#7667FF
Less saturated −25%#928ADC

Channel breakdown

R131
G119
B239
Red131 (51.4%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 77 · B EF

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