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Colour

#8D77ED

  • #8D77ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D77ED is a blue with RGB values 141, 119, 237 and HSL 251°, 77%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8D77ED#8D77ED
HEX#8D77ED
RGBrgb(141, 119, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4667, 0.9294
RGB percentages55.3%, 46.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(251.2, 76.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.2, 49.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK40.5%, 49.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,271,277
CSS custom property--colour: #8D77ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#728812

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#468BF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4786EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#728FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 11.7Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7ED77
Analogous#779CED, #C877ED
Triadic#ED8D77, #77ED8D
Split complementary#EDC877, #9CED77
Tetradic#ED779C, #D7ED77, #77EDC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D9D1F9
Lighter +10%#B3A4F3
Darker −10%#674AE7
Darker −20%#421EE0
Darker −30%#3518B3
Darker −40%#271286
More saturated +25%#8265FF
Less saturated −25%#998ADA

Channel breakdown

R141
G119
B237
Red141 (55.3%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue251.19°
Saturation (HSL)76.62%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 77 · B ED

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