Colour

#8386FA

#8386FA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8386FA is a blue with RGB values 131, 134, 250 and HSL 238°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8386FA

RGBrgb(131, 134, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5255, 0.9804

RGB percentages51.4%, 52.5%, 98%

HSLhsl(238.5, 92.2%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.5, 47.6%, 98%)

CMYK47.6%, 46.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,619,770

CSS custom property--colour: #8386FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1

Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#7C7905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5497FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4B8EF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#579FB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9 Royal blue · ΔE 14.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5 Slate blue · ΔE 16.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FAF783

Analogous#83C2FA, #BB83FA

Triadic#FA8386, #86FA83

Split complementary#FABB83, #C2FA83

Tetradic#FA83C2, #FAF783, #83FABB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E5E6FE

Lighter +10%#B4B6FC

Darker −10%#5256F8

Darker −20%#2126F6

Darker −30%#090EDB

Darker −40%#070BAA

More saturated +25%#7E81FF

Less saturated −25%#9395EA

Channel breakdown

R131

G134

B250

Red131 (51.4%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue238.49°

Saturation (HSL)92.25%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 86 · B FA

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