Recognised as Colour

#8A7FCF

#8A7FCF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A7FCF is a blue with RGB values 138, 127, 207 and HSL 248°, 45%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8A7FCF

RGBrgb(138, 127, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.498, 0.8118

RGB percentages54.1%, 49.8%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(248.3, 45.5%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 38.6%, 81.2%)

CMYK33.3%, 38.6%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,076,687

CSS custom property--colour: #8A7FCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.6 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#878787

Inverted#758030

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#678BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6687CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#798E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 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

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9 Medium purple · ΔE 17.7 Slate blue · ΔE 25.3 Plum · ΔE 26.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4CF7F

Analogous#7F9CCF, #B27FCF

Triadic#CF8A7F, #7FCF8A

Split complementary#CFB27F, #9CCF7F

Tetradic#CF7F9C, #C4CF7F, #7FCFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0EEF9

Lighter +20%#CEC9EB

Lighter +10%#ACA4DD

Darker −10%#685AC1

Darker −20%#4E3FA9

Darker −30%#3D3184

Darker −40%#2C235F

More saturated +25%#7A69E5

Less saturated −25%#9A95B9

Channel breakdown

R138

G127

B207

Red138 (54.1%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue248.25°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 7F · B CF

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Colour values

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