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Recognised as Colour

#8D85FA

  • #8D85FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D85FA is a blue with RGB values 141, 133, 250 and HSL 244°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8D85FA#8D85FA
HEX#8D85FA
RGBrgb(141, 133, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5216, 0.9804
RGB percentages55.3%, 52.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(244.1, 92.1%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.1, 46.8%, 98%)
CMYK43.6%, 46.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,274,874
CSS custom property--colour: #8D85FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#727A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5597FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5190F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6A9DB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2FA85
Analogous#85B8FA, #C785FA
Triadic#FA8D85, #85FA8D
Split complementary#FAC785, #B8FA85
Tetradic#FA85B8, #F2FA85, #85FAC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E7FE
Lighter +10%#BBB6FC
Darker −10%#5F54F8
Darker −20%#3123F6
Darker −30%#1809DD
Darker −40%#1207AC
More saturated +25%#8980FF
Less saturated −25%#9B95EA

Channel breakdown

R141
G133
B250
Red141 (55.3%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue244.1°
Saturation (HSL)92.13%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 85 · B FA

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