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Colour

#8D87FF

  • #8D87FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D87FF is a blue with RGB values 141, 135, 255 and HSL 243°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8D87FF#8D87FF
HEX#8D87FF
RGBrgb(141, 135, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5294, 1
RGB percentages55.3%, 52.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(243, 100%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243, 47.1%, 100%)
CMYK44.7%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,275,391
CSS custom property--colour: #8D87FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30211WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#727800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5599FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F91FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#68A0B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.7Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9FF87
Analogous#87BDFF, #C987FF
Triadic#FF8D87, #87FF8D
Split complementary#FFC987, #BDFF87
Tetradic#FF87BD, #F9FF87, #87FFC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEEDFF
Lighter +10%#BDBAFF
Darker −10%#5D54FF
Darker −20%#2C21FF
Darker −30%#0C00ED
Darker −40%#0900BA
More saturated +25%#8D87FF
Less saturated −25%#9B96F0

Channel breakdown

R141
G135
B255
Red141 (55.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue243°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 87 · B FF

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