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Recognised as Colour

#8D6FED

  • #8D6FED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8D6FED is a blue with RGB values 141, 111, 237 and HSL 254°, 78%, 68%. 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

#8D6FED#8D6FED
HEX#8D6FED
RGBrgb(141, 111, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4353, 0.9294
RGB percentages55.3%, 43.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(254.3, 77.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 53.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK40.5%, 53.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,269,229
CSS custom property--colour: #8D6FED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#729012

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3486F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3982EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7389A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.4Medium purple · ΔE 10.5Slate blue · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFED6F
Analogous#6F90ED, #CC6FED
Triadic#ED8D6F, #6FED8D
Split complementary#EDCC6F, #90ED6F
Tetradic#ED6F90, #CFED6F, #6FEDCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F7FE
Lighter +20%#D5CAF8
Lighter +10%#B19CF3
Darker −10%#6942E7
Darker −20%#491BDB
Darker −30%#3A16AD
Darker −40%#2B1080
More saturated +25%#845DFF
Less saturated −25%#9883D9

Channel breakdown

R141
G111
B237
Red141 (55.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue254.29°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 6F · B ED

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