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Recognised as Colour

#8A7AC6

  • #8A7AC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8A7AC6 is a blue with RGB values 138, 122, 198 and HSL 253°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8A7AC6#8A7AC6
HEX#8A7AC6
RGBrgb(138, 122, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4784, 0.7765
RGB percentages54.1%, 47.8%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(252.6, 40%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 38.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK30.3%, 38.4%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,075,398
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7AC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#758539

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6486C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6683C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7C8897no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Plum · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 18.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6C67A
Analogous#7A90C6, #B07AC6
Triadic#C68A7A, #7AC68A
Split complementary#C6B07A, #90C67A
Tetradic#C67A90, #B6C67A, #7AC6B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E5F4
Lighter +20%#C9C1E5
Lighter +10%#A99ED5
Darker −10%#6B56B7
Darker −20%#544199
Darker −30%#403275
Darker −40%#2D2351
More saturated +25%#7C62DE
Less saturated −25%#9892AE

Channel breakdown

R138
G122
B198
Red138 (54.1%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue252.63°
Saturation (HSL)40%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 7A · B C6

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