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Recognised as Colour

#8B73EE

  • #8B73EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8B73EE is a blue with RGB values 139, 115, 238 and HSL 252°, 78%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8B73EE#8B73EE
HEX#8B73EE
RGBrgb(139, 115, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.451, 0.9333
RGB percentages54.5%, 45.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(251.7, 78.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 51.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK41.6%, 51.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,139,182
CSS custom property--colour: #8B73EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#748C11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C89F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E83EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6F8DA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.9Medium purple · ΔE 9.2Slate blue · ΔE 11Royal blue · ΔE 15.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6EE73
Analogous#7398EE, #C973EE
Triadic#EE8B73, #73EE8B
Split complementary#EEC973, #98EE73
Tetradic#EE7398, #D6EE73, #73EEC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFBFF
Lighter +20%#D6CEF9
Lighter +10%#B1A0F4
Darker −10%#6546E8
Darker −20%#421BE0
Darker −30%#3416B2
Darker −40%#271085
More saturated +25%#8162FF
Less saturated −25%#9787DA

Channel breakdown

R139
G115
B238
Red139 (54.5%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue251.71°
Saturation (HSL)78.34%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 73 · B EE

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