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Recognised as Colour

#8D7BE9

  • #8D7BE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D7BE9 is a blue with RGB values 141, 123, 233 and HSL 250°, 71%, 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

#8D7BE9#8D7BE9
HEX#8D7BE9
RGBrgb(141, 123, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4824, 0.9137
RGB percentages55.3%, 48.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(249.8, 71.4%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 47.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK39.5%, 47.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,272,297
CSS custom property--colour: #8D7BE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25712WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 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#878787
Inverted#728416

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#518DEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#5188E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7491A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 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 6.1Slate blue · ΔE 13.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7E97B
Analogous#7BA0E9, #C47BE9
Triadic#E98D7B, #7BE98D
Split complementary#E9C47B, #A0E97B
Tetradic#E97BA0, #D7E97B, #7BE9C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D9D2F8
Lighter +10%#B3A7F0
Darker −10%#674FE2
Darker −20%#4224DA
Darker −30%#351DAE
Darker −40%#271682
More saturated +25%#8068FC
Less saturated −25%#9A8ED6

Channel breakdown

R141
G123
B233
Red141 (55.3%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue249.82°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 7B · B E9

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