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Colour

#8D89F6

  • #8D89F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8D89F6 is a blue with RGB values 141, 137, 246 and HSL 242°, 86%, 75%. 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

#8D89F6#8D89F6
HEX#8D89F6
RGBrgb(141, 137, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5373, 0.9647
RGB percentages55.3%, 53.7%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(242.2, 85.8%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 44.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK42.7%, 44.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,275,894
CSS custom property--colour: #8D89F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.5 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#929292
Inverted#727609

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F99FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A92F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6C9FB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 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 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2F689
Analogous#89BBF6, #C489F6
Triadic#F68D89, #89F68D
Split complementary#F6C489, #BBF689
Tetradic#F689BB, #F2F689, #89F6C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E8FD
Lighter +10%#BBB8FA
Darker −10%#5F5AF2
Darker −20%#312AEF
Darker −30%#1810D6
Darker −40%#120DA6
More saturated +25%#8580FF
Less saturated −25%#9C99E6

Channel breakdown

R141
G137
B246
Red141 (55.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue242.2°
Saturation (HSL)85.83%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 89 · B F6

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