Colour

#8A6CE8

#8A6CE8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A6CE8 is a blue with RGB values 138, 108, 232 and HSL 255°, 73%, 67%. 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

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HEX#8A6CE8

RGBrgb(138, 108, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4235, 0.9098

RGB percentages54.1%, 42.4%, 91%

HSLhsl(254.5, 72.9%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 53.4%, 91%)

CMYK40.5%, 53.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,071,848

CSS custom property--colour: #8A6CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B

Inverted#759317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3183ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#377EE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original

Tritanopia#7086A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.7 Medium purple · ΔE 9.7 Slate blue · ΔE 9.7 Royal blue · ΔE 16.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAE86C

Analogous#6C8CE8, #C86CE8

Triadic#E88A6C, #6CE88A

Split complementary#E8C86C, #8CE86C

Tetradic#E86C8C, #CAE86C, #6CE8C8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F0FD

Lighter +20%#D0C4F6

Lighter +10%#AD98EF

Darker −10%#6740E1

Darker −20%#4A20CE

Darker −30%#3A19A2

Darker −40%#2A1276

More saturated +25%#7F57FD

Less saturated −25%#9581D3

Channel breakdown

R138

G108

B232

Red138 (54.1%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue254.52°

Saturation (HSL)72.94%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 6C · B E8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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