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Recognised as Colour

#8474BF

  • #8474BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8474BF is a blue with RGB values 132, 116, 191 and HSL 253°, 37%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8474BF#8474BF
HEX#8474BF
RGBrgb(132, 116, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.4549, 0.749
RGB percentages51.8%, 45.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(252.8, 36.9%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 39.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK30.9%, 39.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,680,639
CSS custom property--colour: #8474BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#7B8B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E80C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#607DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#778190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Plum · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFBF74
Analogous#7489BF, #AA74BF
Triadic#BF8474, #74BF84
Split complementary#BFAA74, #89BF74
Tetradic#BF7489, #AFBF74, #74BFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1DDEF
Lighter +20%#C2BADF
Lighter +10%#A397CF
Darker −10%#6551AF
Darker −20%#51418C
Darker −30%#3D3169
Darker −40%#292047
More saturated +25%#755BD8
Less saturated −25%#938DA6

Channel breakdown

R132
G116
B191
Red132 (51.8%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue252.8°
Saturation (HSL)36.95%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 74 · B BF

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