Colour

#8683EB

#8683EB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8683EB is a blue with RGB values 134, 131, 235 and HSL 242°, 72%, 72%. 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 purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8683EB

RGBrgb(134, 131, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5137, 0.9216

RGB percentages52.5%, 51.4%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(241.7, 72.2%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 44.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK43%, 44.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,815,595

CSS custom property--colour: #8683EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.4 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#8B8B8B

Inverted#797C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B92EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#568BE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#6698ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 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 purple · ΔE 11 Royal blue · ΔE 17.3 Slate blue · ΔE 17.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8EB83

Analogous#83B4EB, #BA83EB

Triadic#EB8683, #83EB86

Split complementary#EBBA83, #B4EB83

Tetradic#EB83B4, #E8EB83, #83EBBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DCDBF9

Lighter +10%#B1AFF2

Darker −10%#5B57E4

Darker −20%#302BDD

Darker −30%#221EB7

Darker −40%#1A178B

More saturated +25%#7571FD

Less saturated −25%#9795D9

Channel breakdown

R134

G131

B235

Red134 (52.5%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue241.73°

Saturation (HSL)72.22%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 86 · G 83 · B EB

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