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Colour

#8D7BED

  • #8D7BED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D7BED is a blue with RGB values 141, 123, 237 and HSL 249°, 76%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8D7BED#8D7BED
HEX#8D7BED
RGBrgb(141, 123, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4824, 0.9294
RGB percentages55.3%, 48.2%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(249.5, 76%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 48.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK40.5%, 48.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,272,301
CSS custom property--colour: #8D7BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#728412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E8EF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E88EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7292A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.8Slate blue · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.7Royal blue · ΔE 16Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBED7B
Analogous#7BA2ED, #C67BED
Triadic#ED8D7B, #7BED8D
Split complementary#EDC67B, #A2ED7B
Tetradic#ED7BA2, #DBED7B, #7BEDC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBD5F9
Lighter +10%#B4A8F3
Darker −10%#664EE7
Darker −20%#3F21E1
Darker −30%#3219B6
Darker −40%#251389
More saturated +25%#8169FF
Less saturated −25%#9A8EDA

Channel breakdown

R141
G123
B237
Red141 (55.3%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue249.47°
Saturation (HSL)76%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 7B · B ED

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