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Recognised as Colour

#8E7EEE

  • #8E7EEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8E7EEE is a blue with RGB values 142, 126, 238 and HSL 249°, 77%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8E7EEE#8E7EEE
HEX#8E7EEE
RGBrgb(142, 126, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4941, 0.9333
RGB percentages55.7%, 49.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(248.6, 76.7%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.6, 47.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK40.3%, 47.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,338,606
CSS custom property--colour: #8E7EEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#718111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5390F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#528BEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7395ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEEE7E
Analogous#7EA6EE, #C67EEE
Triadic#EE8E7E, #7EEE8E
Split complementary#EEC67E, #A6EE7E
Tetradic#EE7EA6, #DEEE7E, #7EEEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDD8FA
Lighter +10%#B5ABF4
Darker −10%#6751E8
Darker −20%#3F24E2
Darker −30%#3019BA
Darker −40%#24138D
More saturated +25%#826DFF
Less saturated −25%#9B90DC

Channel breakdown

R142
G126
B238
Red142 (55.7%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue248.57°
Saturation (HSL)76.71%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 7E · B EE

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