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Recognised as Colour

#8472D8

  • #8472D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8472D8 is a blue with RGB values 132, 114, 216 and HSL 251°, 57%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8472D8#8472D8
HEX#8472D8
RGBrgb(132, 114, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.4471, 0.8471
RGB percentages51.8%, 44.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(250.6, 56.7%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 47.2%, 84.7%)
CMYK38.9%, 47.2%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,680,152
CSS custom property--colour: #8472D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21898WCAG 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 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#7B8D27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C83DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C7ED6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#6D869Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 5.9Slate blue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6D872
Analogous#7293D8, #B772D8
Triadic#D88472, #72D884
Split complementary#D8B772, #93D872
Tetradic#D87293, #C6D872, #72D8B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEAF9
Lighter +20%#CAC2EE
Lighter +10%#A79AE3
Darker −10%#614ACD
Darker −20%#4831B3
Darker −30%#38268B
Darker −40%#281B63
More saturated +25%#755BEF
Less saturated −25%#9388C2

Channel breakdown

R132
G114
B216
Red132 (51.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue250.59°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 72 · B D8

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