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Recognised as Colour

#8D7FEF

  • #8D7FEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D7FEF is a blue with RGB values 141, 127, 239 and HSL 248°, 78%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8D7FEF#8D7FEF
HEX#8D7FEF
RGBrgb(141, 127, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.498, 0.9373
RGB percentages55.3%, 49.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(247.5, 77.8%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 46.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK41%, 46.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,273,327
CSS custom property--colour: #8D7FEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#728010

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5391F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#528BECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7196ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.9Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.5Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1EF7F
Analogous#7FA9EF, #C57FEF
Triadic#EF8D7F, #7FEF8D
Split complementary#EFC57F, #A9EF7F
Tetradic#EF7FA9, #E1EF7F, #7FEFC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DEDAFA
Lighter +10%#B5ACF5
Darker −10%#6552E9
Darker −20%#3C24E4
Darker −30%#2C18BD
Darker −40%#221290
More saturated +25%#816FFF
Less saturated −25%#9B91DD

Channel breakdown

R141
G127
B239
Red141 (55.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 7F · B EF

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