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Recognised as Colour

#847FFF

  • #847FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#847FFF is a blue with RGB values 132, 127, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#847FFF#847FFF
HEX#847FFF
RGBrgb(132, 127, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.498, 1
RGB percentages51.8%, 49.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(242.3, 100%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.3, 50.2%, 100%)
CMYK48.2%, 50.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,683,519
CSS custom property--colour: #847FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#7B8000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4193FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#388AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#579BB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.9Medium purple · ΔE 14.1Royal blue · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAFF7F
Analogous#7FBAFF, #C47FFF
Triadic#FF847F, #7FFF84
Split complementary#FFC47F, #BAFF7F
Tetradic#FF7FBA, #FAFF7F, #7FFFC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E5FF
Lighter +10%#B5B2FF
Darker −10%#534CFF
Darker −20%#2219FF
Darker −30%#0900E5
Darker −40%#0700B2
More saturated +25%#847FFF
Less saturated −25%#938FEF

Channel breakdown

R132
G127
B255
Red132 (51.8%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue242.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 7F · B FF

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