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Recognised as Colour

#8487F1

  • #8487F1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8487F1 is a blue with RGB values 132, 135, 241 and HSL 238°, 80%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8487F1#8487F1
HEX#8487F1
RGBrgb(132, 135, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5294, 0.9451
RGB percentages51.8%, 52.9%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(238.3, 79.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.3, 45.2%, 94.5%)
CMYK45.2%, 44%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,685,553
CSS custom property--colour: #8487F1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#7B780E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D96F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#568EEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5F9DB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Royal blue · ΔE 17Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.5Slate blue · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1EE84
Analogous#84BEF1, #B784F1
Triadic#F18487, #87F184
Split complementary#F1B884, #BEF184
Tetradic#F184BE, #F1EE84, #84F1B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E0FB
Lighter +10%#B2B4F6
Darker −10%#565AEC
Darker −20%#282EE7
Darker −30%#161BC6
Darker −40%#111598
More saturated +25%#767AFF
Less saturated −25%#9597E0

Channel breakdown

R132
G135
B241
Red132 (51.8%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue238.35°
Saturation (HSL)79.56%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 87 · B F1

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