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Colour

#8962FF

  • #8962FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8962FF is a blue with RGB values 137, 98, 255 and HSL 255°, 100%, 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

#8962FF#8962FF
HEX#8962FF
RGBrgb(137, 98, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.3843, 1
RGB percentages53.7%, 38.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(254.9, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.9, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK46.3%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,003,775
CSS custom property--colour: #8962FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#769D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#007BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6387A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Medium orchid · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8FF62
Analogous#6289FF, #D862FF
Triadic#FF8962, #62FF89
Split complementary#FFD862, #89FF62
Tetradic#FF6289, #D8FF62, #62FFD8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFF
Lighter +20%#D6C8FF
Lighter +10%#AF95FF
Darker −10%#632FFF
Darker −20%#3E00FB
Darker −30%#3200C8
Darker −40%#250095
More saturated +25%#8962FF
Less saturated −25%#9376EB

Channel breakdown

R137
G98
B255
Red137 (53.7%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue254.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 62 · B FF

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