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Recognised as Colour

#8D7FFB

  • #8D7FFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8D7FFB is a blue with RGB values 141, 127, 251 and HSL 247°, 94%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8D7FFB#8D7FFB
HEX#8D7FFB
RGBrgb(141, 127, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.498, 0.9843
RGB percentages55.3%, 49.8%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(246.8, 93.9%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 49.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK43.8%, 49.4%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,273,339
CSS custom property--colour: #8D7FFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#728004

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4993FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#468CF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6B99B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.7Medium purple · ΔE 11.4Slate blue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Medium orchid · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDFB7F
Analogous#7FAFFB, #CB7FFB
Triadic#FB8D7F, #7FFB8D
Split complementary#FBCB7F, #AFFB7F
Tetradic#FB7FAF, #EDFB7F, #7FFBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E2FE
Lighter +10%#B9B0FD
Darker −10%#614EF9
Darker −20%#351CF8
Darker −30%#1F07DA
Darker −40%#1805A9
More saturated +25%#8A7BFF
Less saturated −25%#9A90EB

Channel breakdown

R141
G127
B251
Red141 (55.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue246.77°
Saturation (HSL)93.94%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 7F · B FB

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