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Recognised as Colour

#8D7AED

  • #8D7AED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D7AED is a blue with RGB values 141, 122, 237 and HSL 250°, 76%, 70%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#8D7AED#8D7AED
HEX#8D7AED
RGBrgb(141, 122, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4784, 0.9294
RGB percentages55.3%, 47.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(249.9, 76.2%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 48.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK40.5%, 48.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,272,045
CSS custom property--colour: #8D7AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25696WCAG 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 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#728512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C8DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4C88EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7291A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.8Slate blue · ΔE 12.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAED7A
Analogous#7AA1ED, #C77AED
Triadic#ED8D7A, #7AED8D
Split complementary#EDC77A, #A0ED7A
Tetradic#ED7AA0, #DAED7A, #7AEDC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAD4F9
Lighter +10%#B4A7F3
Darker −10%#664DE7
Darker −20%#4020E1
Darker −30%#3219B5
Darker −40%#261289
More saturated +25%#8168FF
Less saturated −25%#9A8DDA

Channel breakdown

R141
G122
B237
Red141 (55.3%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue249.91°
Saturation (HSL)76.16%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 7A · B ED

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