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Recognised as Colour

#8864FE

  • #8864FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8864FE is a blue with RGB values 136, 100, 254 and HSL 254°, 99%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8864FE#8864FE
HEX#8864FE
RGBrgb(136, 100, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.3922, 0.9961
RGB percentages53.3%, 39.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(254, 98.7%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254, 60.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK46.5%, 60.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,938,750
CSS custom property--colour: #8864FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#779B01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#007CFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6288A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.6Dark orchid · ΔE 21.5Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAFE64
Analogous#648DFE, #D564FE
Triadic#FE8864, #64FE88
Split complementary#FED564, #8DFE64
Tetradic#FE648D, #DAFE64, #64FED5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFF
Lighter +20%#D6C9FF
Lighter +10%#AF97FE
Darker −10%#6131FE
Darker −20%#3C02FA
Darker −30%#3001C8
Darker −40%#240195
More saturated +25%#8763FF
Less saturated −25%#9277EB

Channel breakdown

R136
G100
B254
Red136 (53.3%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue254.03°
Saturation (HSL)98.72%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 64 · B FE

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