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Recognised as Colour

#8A7FBB

  • #8A7FBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A7FBB is a blue with RGB values 138, 127, 187 and HSL 251°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A7FBB#8A7FBB
HEX#8A7FBB
RGBrgb(138, 127, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.498, 0.7333
RGB percentages54.1%, 49.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(251, 30.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 32.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK26.2%, 32.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,076,667
CSS custom property--colour: #8A7FBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#758044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F88BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7086B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7F8995no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0BB7F
Analogous#7F92BB, #A87FBB
Triadic#BB8A7F, #7FBB8A
Split complementary#BBA87F, #92BB7F
Tetradic#BB7F92, #B0BB7F, #7FBBA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E3F0
Lighter +20%#C7C2DE
Lighter +10%#A8A0CD
Darker −10%#6C5EA9
Darker −20%#554A8A
Darker −30%#413869
Darker −40%#2C2648
More saturated +25%#7A67D3
Less saturated −25%#9A98A3

Channel breakdown

R138
G127
B187
Red138 (54.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue251°
Saturation (HSL)30.61%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 7F · B BB

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