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Recognised as Colour

#8B76FA

  • #8B76FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8B76FA is a blue with RGB values 139, 118, 250 and HSL 250°, 93%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8B76FA#8B76FA
HEX#8B76FA
RGBrgb(139, 118, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.4627, 0.9804
RGB percentages54.5%, 46.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(249.5, 93%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 52.8%, 98%)
CMYK44.4%, 52.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,139,962
CSS custom property--colour: #8B76FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#748905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#348DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3386F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6892ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.7Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.4Dark orchid · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5FA76
Analogous#76A3FA, #CD76FA
Triadic#FA8B76, #76FA8B
Split complementary#FACD76, #A3FA76
Tetradic#FA76A3, #E5FA76, #76FACD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DED8FE
Lighter +10%#B5A7FC
Darker −10%#6145F8
Darker −20%#3814F6
Darker −30%#2708CF
Darker −40%#1E069E
More saturated +25%#8871FF
Less saturated −25%#9788E8

Channel breakdown

R139
G118
B250
Red139 (54.5%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue249.55°
Saturation (HSL)92.96%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 76 · B FA

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