Colour

#8378CD

#8378CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8378CD is a blue with RGB values 131, 120, 205 and HSL 248°, 46%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8378CD

RGBrgb(131, 120, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4706, 0.8039

RGB percentages51.4%, 47.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(247.8, 45.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.8, 41.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK36.1%, 41.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,616,141

CSS custom property--colour: #8378CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#808080

Inverted#7C8732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C85D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C81CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#708899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8 Slate blue · ΔE 21.4 Royal blue · ΔE 23.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C2CD78

Analogous#7898CD, #AD78CD

Triadic#CD8378, #78CD83

Split complementary#CDAD78, #98CD78

Tetradic#CD7898, #C2CD78, #78CDAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE8F6

Lighter +20%#C7C2E9

Lighter +10%#A59DDB

Darker −10%#6153BF

Darker −20%#4A3CA3

Darker −30%#392E7E

Darker −40%#282158

More saturated +25%#7261E4

Less saturated −25%#948FB6

Channel breakdown

R131

G120

B205

Red131 (51.4%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue247.76°

Saturation (HSL)45.95%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 78 · B CD

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