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Recognised as Colour

#8462FD

  • #8462FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8462FD is a blue with RGB values 132, 98, 253 and HSL 253°, 97%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8462FD#8462FD
HEX#8462FD
RGBrgb(132, 98, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.3843, 0.9922
RGB percentages51.8%, 38.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(253.2, 97.5%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 61.3%, 99.2%)
CMYK47.8%, 61.3%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,676,093
CSS custom property--colour: #8462FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#7B9D02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#007AFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#5B87A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Dark orchid · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBFD62
Analogous#628DFD, #D262FD
Triadic#FD8462, #62FD84
Split complementary#FDD262, #8DFD62
Tetradic#FD628D, #DBFD62, #62FDD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF9FF
Lighter +20%#D3C7FE
Lighter +10%#AB94FE
Darker −10%#5D30FC
Darker −20%#3803F6
Darker −30%#2D02C4
Darker −40%#210291
More saturated +25%#8360FF
Less saturated −25%#8F76E9

Channel breakdown

R132
G98
B253
Red132 (51.8%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue253.16°
Saturation (HSL)97.48%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 62 · B FD

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