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Recognised as Colour

#8A7CDE

  • #8A7CDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8A7CDE is a blue with RGB values 138, 124, 222 and HSL 249°, 60%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8A7CDE#8A7CDE
HEX#8A7CDE
RGBrgb(138, 124, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.4863, 0.8706
RGB percentages54.1%, 48.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(248.6, 59.8%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 44.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK37.8%, 44.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,075,934
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7CDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#758321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A8BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5987DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#738FA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.9Slate blue · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0DE7C
Analogous#7C9FDE, #BB7CDE
Triadic#DE8A7C, #7CDE8A
Split complementary#DEBB7C, #9FDE7C
Tetradic#DE7C9F, #D0DE7C, #7CDEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F6FD
Lighter +20%#D3CDF3
Lighter +10%#AEA5E8
Darker −10%#6653D4
Darker −20%#4631C3
Darker −30%#37279A
Darker −40%#291D71
More saturated +25%#7B68F3
Less saturated −25%#9991CA

Channel breakdown

R138
G124
B222
Red138 (54.1%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)59.76%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 7C · B DE

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