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Recognised as Colour

#8E6CF9

  • #8E6CF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8E6CF9 is a blue with RGB values 142, 108, 249 and HSL 254°, 92%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8E6CF9#8E6CF9
HEX#8E6CF9
RGBrgb(142, 108, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4235, 0.9765
RGB percentages55.7%, 42.4%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(254.5, 92.2%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 56.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK43%, 56.6%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,334,009
CSS custom property--colour: #8E6CF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#719306

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F87FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D82F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6F8BA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.8Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 18.5Royal blue · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7F96C
Analogous#6C90F9, #D56CF9
Triadic#F98E6C, #6CF98E
Split complementary#F9D56C, #90F96C
Tetradic#F96C90, #D7F96C, #6CF9D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9CEFD
Lighter +10%#B49DFB
Darker −10%#683BF7
Darker −20%#430AF5
Darker −30%#3508C4
Darker −40%#280693
More saturated +25%#8B66FF
Less saturated −25%#987FE6

Channel breakdown

R142
G108
B249
Red142 (55.7%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue254.47°
Saturation (HSL)92.16%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 6C · B F9

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