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Recognised as Colour

#8966FB

  • #8966FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8966FB is a blue with RGB values 137, 102, 251 and HSL 254°, 95%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8966FB#8966FB
HEX#8966FB
RGBrgb(137, 102, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4, 0.9843
RGB percentages53.7%, 40%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(254.1, 94.9%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 59.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK45.4%, 59.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,004,795
CSS custom property--colour: #8966FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#769904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6588A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Blue violet · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8FB66
Analogous#668DFB, #D466FB
Triadic#FB8966, #66FB89
Split complementary#FBD466, #8DFB66
Tetradic#FB668D, #D8FB66, #66FBD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFF
Lighter +20%#D6C9FE
Lighter +10%#AF98FC
Darker −10%#6334FA
Darker −20%#3E06F5
Darker −30%#3205C3
Darker −40%#250491
More saturated +25%#8762FF
Less saturated −25%#937AE7

Channel breakdown

R137
G102
B251
Red137 (53.7%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue254.09°
Saturation (HSL)94.9%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 66 · B FB

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