Recognised as Colour

#8984EF

#8984EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8984EF is a blue with RGB values 137, 132, 239 and HSL 243°, 77%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8984EF#8984EF

HEX#8984EF

RGBrgb(137, 132, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5176, 0.9373

RGB percentages53.7%, 51.8%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(242.8, 77%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.8, 44.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK42.7%, 44.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,012,463

CSS custom property--colour: #8984EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#767B10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B94F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#568DEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#699AAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.5 Royal blue · ΔE 17 Slate blue · ΔE 17.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAEF84

Analogous#84B4EF, #BF84EF

Triadic#EF8984, #84EF89

Split complementary#EFBF84, #B4EF84

Tetradic#EF84B4, #EAEF84, #84EFBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E0DEFB

Lighter +10%#B4B1F5

Darker −10%#5E57E9

Darker −20%#322AE3

Darker −30%#2119C1

Darker −40%#191394

More saturated +25%#7A74FF

Less saturated −25%#9995DE

Channel breakdown

R137

G132

B239

Red137 (53.7%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue242.8°

Saturation (HSL)76.98%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 84 · B EF

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