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Colour

#8D78EC

  • #8D78EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D78EC is a blue with RGB values 141, 120, 236 and HSL 251°, 75%, 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

#8D78EC#8D78EC
HEX#8D78EC
RGBrgb(141, 120, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4706, 0.9255
RGB percentages55.3%, 47.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(250.9, 75.3%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 49.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK40.3%, 49.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,271,532
CSS custom property--colour: #8D78EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25152WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#728713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#498CF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A87E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7390A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.6Slate blue · ΔE 12Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Medium orchid · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EC78
Analogous#789DEC, #C778EC
Triadic#EC8D78, #78EC8D
Split complementary#ECC778, #9DEC78
Tetradic#EC789D, #D7EC78, #78ECC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D9D1F9
Lighter +10%#B3A5F2
Darker −10%#674BE6
Darker −20%#421FDF
Darker −30%#3519B2
Darker −40%#271385
More saturated +25%#8165FF
Less saturated −25%#998BD9

Channel breakdown

R141
G120
B236
Red141 (55.3%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue250.86°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 78 · B EC

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