Recognised as Colour

#8B7FB3

#8B7FB3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8B7FB3 is a blue with RGB values 139, 127, 179 and HSL 254°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8B7FB3

RGBrgb(139, 127, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.498, 0.702

RGB percentages54.5%, 49.8%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(253.8, 25.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 29.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK22.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,142,195

CSS custom property--colour: #8B7FB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.5 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#858585

Inverted#74804C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7387B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7485B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#838791no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 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

Steel blue · ΔE 21.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23.7 Plum · ΔE 24.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1 Thistle · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7B37F

Analogous#7F8DB3, #A57FB3

Triadic#B38B7F, #7FB38B

Split complementary#B3A57F, #8DB37F

Tetradic#B37F8D, #A7B37F, #7FB3A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2DFEC

Lighter +20%#C5BFD9

Lighter +10%#A89FC6

Darker −10%#6E5FA0

Darker −20%#584C80

Darker −30%#423960

Darker −40%#2C2640

More saturated +25%#7D66CD

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R139

G127

B179

Red139 (54.5%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue253.85°

Saturation (HSL)25.49%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 7F · B B3

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Colour values

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