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Recognised as Colour

#8A69FF

  • #8A69FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A69FF is a blue with RGB values 138, 105, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8A69FF#8A69FF
HEX#8A69FF
RGBrgb(138, 105, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4118, 1
RGB percentages54.1%, 41.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(253.2, 100%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 58.8%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 58.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,071,103
CSS custom property--colour: #8A69FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22726WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#759600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Tritanopia#658BAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 9.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Blue violet · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEFF69
Analogous#6993FF, #D569FF
Triadic#FF8A69, #69FF8A
Split complementary#FFD569, #93FF69
Tetradic#FF6993, #DEFF69, #69FFD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DACFFF
Lighter +10%#B29CFF
Darker −10%#6236FF
Darker −20%#3A03FF
Darker −30%#2E00CF
Darker −40%#22009C
More saturated +25%#8A69FF
Less saturated −25%#957CEC

Channel breakdown

R138
G105
B255
Red138 (54.1%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue253.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 69 · B FF

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