Colour

#8473BA

#8473BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8473BA is a blue with RGB values 132, 115, 186 and HSL 254°, 34%, 59%. 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 purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8473BA

RGBrgb(132, 115, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.451, 0.7294

RGB percentages51.8%, 45.1%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(254.4, 34%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 38.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK29%, 38.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,680,378

CSS custom property--colour: #8473BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#7B8C45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F7EBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#617CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original

Tritanopia#787F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 20.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.2 Plum · ΔE 26.5 Steel blue · ΔE 26.6 Slate blue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 20.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9BA73

Analogous#7385BA, #A873BA

Triadic#BA8473, #73BA84

Split complementary#BAA873, #85BA73

Tetradic#BA7386, #A9BA73, #73BAA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFCFD

Lighter +30%#DED9ED

Lighter +20%#C0B7DC

Lighter +10%#A295CB

Darker −10%#6753A7

Darker −20%#524285

Darker −30%#3D3163

Darker −40%#282041

More saturated +25%#7659D4

Less saturated −25%#928DA0

Channel breakdown

R132

G115

B186

Red132 (51.8%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue254.37°

Saturation (HSL)33.97%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 73 · B BA

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