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Colour

#8975FF

  • #8975FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8975FF is a blue with RGB values 137, 117, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8975FF#8975FF
HEX#8975FF
RGBrgb(137, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages53.7%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(248.7, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK46.3%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,008,639
CSS custom property--colour: #8975FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#768A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#278DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2386FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6293AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBFF75
Analogous#75A6FF, #CE75FF
Triadic#FF8975, #75FF89
Split complementary#FFCE75, #A6FF75
Tetradic#FF75A6, #EBFF75, #75FFCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0DBFF
Lighter +10%#B5A8FF
Darker −10%#5D42FF
Darker −20%#320FFF
Darker −30%#2000DB
Darker −40%#1800A8
More saturated +25%#8975FF
Less saturated −25%#9586EE

Channel breakdown

R137
G117
B255
Red137 (53.7%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue248.7°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 75 · B FF

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