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Colour

#8D7EE3

  • #8D7EE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D7EE3 is a blue with RGB values 141, 126, 227 and HSL 249°, 64%, 69%. 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

#8D7EE3#8D7EE3
HEX#8D7EE3
RGBrgb(141, 126, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.4941, 0.8902
RGB percentages55.3%, 49.4%, 89%
HSLhsl(248.9, 64.3%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 44.5%, 89%)
CMYK37.9%, 44.5%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,273,059
CSS custom property--colour: #8D7EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#72811C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A8EE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A89E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7692A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Royal blue · ΔE 19Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4E37E
Analogous#7EA2E3, #BF7EE3
Triadic#E38D7E, #7EE38D
Split complementary#E3C07E, #A1E37E
Tetradic#E37EA2, #D4E37E, #7EE3BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFE
Lighter +20%#D7D2F5
Lighter +10%#B2A8EC
Darker −10%#6854DA
Darker −20%#452DCE
Darker −30%#3724A4
Darker −40%#291B7A
More saturated +25%#7F6AF7
Less saturated −25%#9B92CF

Channel breakdown

R141
G126
B227
Red141 (55.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue248.91°
Saturation (HSL)64.33%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 7E · B E3

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