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Colour

#8A72FF

  • #8A72FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8A72FF is a blue with RGB values 138, 114, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8A72FF#8A72FF
HEX#8A72FF
RGBrgb(138, 114, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4471, 1
RGB percentages54.1%, 44.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(250.2, 100%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 55.3%, 100%)
CMYK45.9%, 55.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,073,407
CSS custom property--colour: #8A72FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#758D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B8CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A84FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6491AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.5Slate blue · ΔE 16.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Royal blue · ΔE 19.3Medium orchid · ΔE 25.6Dark orchid · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7FF72
Analogous#72A0FF, #D172FF
Triadic#FF8A72, #72FF8A
Split complementary#FFD172, #A0FF72
Tetradic#FF72A0, #E7FF72, #72FFD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFD8FF
Lighter +10%#B4A5FF
Darker −10%#603FFF
Darker −20%#350CFF
Darker −30%#2500D8
Darker −40%#1C00A5
More saturated +25%#8A72FF
Less saturated −25%#9684ED

Channel breakdown

R138
G114
B255
Red138 (54.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue250.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 72 · B FF

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