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Recognised as Colour

#8F74FF

  • #8F74FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8F74FF is a blue with RGB values 143, 116, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 73%. 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

#8F74FF#8F74FF
HEX#8F74FF
RGBrgb(143, 116, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4549, 1
RGB percentages56.1%, 45.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(251.7, 100%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 54.5%, 100%)
CMYK43.9%, 54.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,401,599
CSS custom property--colour: #8F74FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#708B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#288DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A87FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6D92AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.3Royal blue · ΔE 19.6Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Dark orchid · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4FF74
Analogous#749EFF, #D574FF
Triadic#FF8F74, #74FF8F
Split complementary#FFD574, #9EFF74
Tetradic#FF749E, #E4FF74, #74FFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1DAFF
Lighter +10%#B8A7FF
Darker −10%#6641FF
Darker −20%#3D0EFF
Darker −30%#2A00DA
Darker −40%#2000A7
More saturated +25%#8F74FF
Less saturated −25%#9A85EE

Channel breakdown

R143
G116
B255
Red143 (56.1%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue251.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 74 · B FF

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