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Recognised as Colour

#8F75FF

  • #8F75FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8F75FF is a blue with RGB values 143, 117, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8F75FF#8F75FF
HEX#8F75FF
RGBrgb(143, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages56.1%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(251.3, 100%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 54.1%, 100%)
CMYK43.9%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,401,855
CSS custom property--colour: #8F75FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#708A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B8EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D87FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6D93AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 5.9Slate blue · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 19.2Medium orchid · ΔE 24.9Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5FF75
Analogous#75A0FF, #D475FF
Triadic#FF8F75, #75FF8F
Split complementary#FFD475, #A0FF75
Tetradic#FF75A0, #E5FF75, #75FFD4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2DBFF
Lighter +10%#B8A8FF
Darker −10%#6642FF
Darker −20%#3C0FFF
Darker −30%#2900DB
Darker −40%#2000A8
More saturated +25%#8F75FF
Less saturated −25%#9A86EE

Channel breakdown

R143
G117
B255
Red143 (56.1%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue251.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 75 · B FF

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