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Colour

#8E77EB

  • #8E77EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8E77EB is a blue with RGB values 142, 119, 235 and HSL 252°, 74%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8E77EB#8E77EB
HEX#8E77EB
RGBrgb(142, 119, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4667, 0.9216
RGB percentages55.7%, 46.7%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(251.9, 74.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 49.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK39.6%, 49.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,336,811
CSS custom property--colour: #8E77EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#718814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#488BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A86E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Tritanopia#758FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.2Slate blue · ΔE 11.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 25Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4EB77
Analogous#779AEB, #C877EB
Triadic#EB8E77, #77EB8E
Split complementary#EBC877, #9AEB77
Tetradic#EB779A, #D4EB77, #77EBC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFF
Lighter +20%#D8D0F8
Lighter +10%#B3A3F2
Darker −10%#694BE4
Darker −20%#4520DC
Darker −30%#371AAF
Darker −40%#291383
More saturated +25%#8264FF
Less saturated −25%#9A8BD8

Channel breakdown

R142
G119
B235
Red142 (55.7%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue251.9°
Saturation (HSL)74.36%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 77 · B EB

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