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Recognised as Colour

#8B6BFF

  • #8B6BFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8B6BFF is a blue with RGB values 139, 107, 255 and HSL 253°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8B6BFF#8B6BFF
HEX#8B6BFF
RGBrgb(139, 107, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4196, 1
RGB percentages54.5%, 42%, 100%
HSLhsl(253, 100%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 58%, 100%)
CMYK45.5%, 58%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,137,151
CSS custom property--colour: #8B6BFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#749400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0081FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#668CABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.3Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 22.9Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4Medium orchid · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFFF6B
Analogous#6B95FF, #D56BFF
Triadic#FF8B6B, #6BFF8B
Split complementary#FFD56B, #95FF6B
Tetradic#FF6B95, #DFFF6B, #6BFFD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBD1FF
Lighter +10%#B39EFF
Darker −10%#6338FF
Darker −20%#3B05FF
Darker −30%#2D00D1
Darker −40%#22009E
More saturated +25%#8B6BFF
Less saturated −25%#957EED

Channel breakdown

R139
G107
B255
Red139 (54.5%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue252.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 6B · B FF

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