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Recognised as Colour

#8F73FE

  • #8F73FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8F73FE is a blue with RGB values 143, 115, 254 and HSL 252°, 99%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8F73FE#8F73FE
HEX#8F73FE
RGBrgb(143, 115, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.451, 0.9961
RGB percentages56.1%, 45.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(252.1, 98.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.1, 54.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK43.7%, 54.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,401,342
CSS custom property--colour: #8F73FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#708C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#268DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2986FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6E91AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.7Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2FE73
Analogous#739CFE, #D473FE
Triadic#FE8F73, #73FE8F
Split complementary#FED473, #9CFE73
Tetradic#FE739D, #E2FE73, #73FED4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0D8FF
Lighter +10%#B8A6FE
Darker −10%#6640FE
Darker −20%#3E0EFD
Darker −30%#2C02D6
Darker −40%#2201A4
More saturated +25%#8E72FF
Less saturated −25%#9A85EC

Channel breakdown

R143
G115
B254
Red143 (56.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue252.09°
Saturation (HSL)98.58%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 73 · B FE

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