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Recognised as Colour

#8E70FA

  • #8E70FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8E70FA is a blue with RGB values 142, 112, 250 and HSL 253°, 93%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8E70FA#8E70FA
HEX#8E70FA
RGBrgb(142, 112, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4392, 0.9804
RGB percentages55.7%, 43.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(253, 93.2%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 55.2%, 98%)
CMYK43.2%, 55.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,335,034
CSS custom property--colour: #8E70FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#718F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#228AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2884F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#6E8EAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 23.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCFA70
Analogous#7097FA, #D370FA
Triadic#FA8E70, #70FA8E
Split complementary#FAD370, #97FA70
Tetradic#FA7097, #DCFA70, #70FAD3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCD3FD
Lighter +10%#B5A1FC
Darker −10%#673FF8
Darker −20%#400DF7
Darker −30%#3107CA
Darker −40%#250599
More saturated +25%#8B6BFF
Less saturated −25%#9883E7

Channel breakdown

R142
G112
B250
Red142 (55.7%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue253.04°
Saturation (HSL)93.24%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 70 · B FA

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