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Recognised as Colour

#8385F2

  • #8385F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8385F2 is a blue with RGB values 131, 133, 242 and HSL 239°, 81%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8385F2#8385F2
HEX#8385F2
RGBrgb(131, 133, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5216, 0.949
RGB percentages51.4%, 52.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(238.9, 81%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.9, 45.9%, 94.9%)
CMYK45.9%, 45%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,619,506
CSS custom property--colour: #8385F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#7C7A0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5995F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#518CF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5C9CB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 15.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2F083
Analogous#83BCF2, #B983F2
Triadic#F28385, #85F283
Split complementary#F2B883, #BDF283
Tetradic#F283BC, #F2F083, #83F2B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE0FC
Lighter +10%#B1B2F7
Darker −10%#5558ED
Darker −20%#272AE8
Darker −30%#1518C7
Darker −40%#101399
More saturated +25%#7678FF
Less saturated −25%#9496E1

Channel breakdown

R131
G133
B242
Red131 (51.4%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue238.92°
Saturation (HSL)81.02%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 85 · B F2

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