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Recognised as Colour

#8E83D7

  • #8E83D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8E83D7 is a blue with RGB values 142, 131, 215 and HSL 248°, 51%, 68%. 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

#8E83D7#8E83D7
HEX#8E83D7
RGBrgb(142, 131, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5137, 0.8431
RGB percentages55.7%, 51.4%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(247.9, 51.2%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 39.1%, 84.3%)
CMYK34%, 39.1%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,339,863
CSS custom property--colour: #8E83D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#717C28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6990DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#688CD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7C93A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5Plum · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCD783
Analogous#83A2D7, #B883D7
Triadic#D78E83, #83D78E
Split complementary#D7B883, #A2D783
Tetradic#D783A2, #CCD783, #83D7B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F7FC
Lighter +20%#D4D0F0
Lighter +10%#B1AAE3
Darker −10%#6B5CCB
Darker −20%#4C3CB8
Darker −30%#3C2F92
Darker −40%#2C236B
More saturated +25%#7F6FEC
Less saturated −25%#9D98C3

Channel breakdown

R142
G131
B215
Red142 (55.7%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue247.86°
Saturation (HSL)51.22%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 83 · B D7

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