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Recognised as Colour

#8D80E6

  • #8D80E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D80E6 is a blue with RGB values 141, 128, 230 and HSL 248°, 67%, 70%. 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

#8D80E6#8D80E6
HEX#8D80E6
RGBrgb(141, 128, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.502, 0.902
RGB percentages55.3%, 50.2%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(247.6, 67.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 44.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK38.7%, 44.3%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,273,574
CSS custom property--colour: #8D80E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#727F19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B90EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A8BE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7594A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.7Slate blue · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9E680
Analogous#80A6E6, #C080E6
Triadic#E68D80, #80E68D
Split complementary#E6C080, #A6E680
Tetradic#E680A6, #D9E680, #80E6C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAD5F7
Lighter +10%#B3ABEE
Darker −10%#6755DE
Darker −20%#412BD5
Darker −30%#3322AB
Darker −40%#271981
More saturated +25%#7F6DF9
Less saturated −25%#9B93D3

Channel breakdown

R141
G128
B230
Red141 (55.3%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue247.65°
Saturation (HSL)67.11%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 80 · B E6

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