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Colour

#8985FF

  • #8985FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8985FF is a blue with RGB values 137, 133, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8985FF#8985FF
HEX#8985FF
RGBrgb(137, 133, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5216, 1
RGB percentages53.7%, 52.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(242, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK46.3%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,012,735
CSS custom property--colour: #8985FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#767A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5098FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#498FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#609FB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.6Royal blue · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFF85
Analogous#85BEFF, #C685FF
Triadic#FF8985, #85FF89
Split complementary#FFC685, #BEFF85
Tetradic#FF85BE, #FBFF85, #85FFC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEBFF
Lighter +10%#BAB8FF
Darker −10%#5852FF
Darker −20%#261FFF
Darker −30%#0800EB
Darker −40%#0600B8
More saturated +25%#8985FF
Less saturated −25%#9794F0

Channel breakdown

R137
G133
B255
Red137 (53.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue241.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 85 · B FF

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