Colour

#8D7DC7

#8D7DC7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8D7DC7 is a blue with RGB values 141, 125, 199 and HSL 253°, 40%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8D7DC7

RGBrgb(141, 125, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4902, 0.7804

RGB percentages55.3%, 49%, 78%

HSLhsl(253, 39.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253, 37.2%, 78%)

CMYK29.1%, 37.2%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,272,775

CSS custom property--colour: #8D7DC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#728238

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6889CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A86C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#808A99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2 Medium purple · ΔE 19.9 Plum · ΔE 24.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6 Steel blue · ΔE 27.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B7C77D

Analogous#7D92C7, #B27DC7

Triadic#C78D7D, #7DC78D

Split complementary#C7B27D, #92C77D

Tetradic#C77D92, #B7C77D, #7DC7B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBE8F5

Lighter +20%#CCC4E6

Lighter +10%#ACA1D6

Darker −10%#6E59B8

Darker −20%#56439B

Darker −30%#423378

Darker −40%#2E2454

More saturated +25%#8066DE

Less saturated −25%#9A94B0

Channel breakdown

R141

G125

B199

Red141 (55.3%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue252.97°

Saturation (HSL)39.78%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 7D · B C7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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