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Recognised as Colour

#8F77FA

  • #8F77FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8F77FA is a blue with RGB values 143, 119, 250 and HSL 251°, 93%, 72%. 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

#8F77FA#8F77FA
HEX#8F77FA
RGBrgb(143, 119, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4667, 0.9804
RGB percentages56.1%, 46.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(251, 92.9%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 52.4%, 98%)
CMYK42.8%, 52.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,402,362
CSS custom property--colour: #8F77FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25935WCAG 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 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#708805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#388EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A88F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#6F93ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.5Medium purple · ΔE 13.3Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.4Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2FA77
Analogous#77A0FA, #D177FA
Triadic#FA8F77, #77FA8F
Split complementary#FAD177, #A0FA77
Tetradic#FA77A0, #E2FA77, #77FAD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0D9FE
Lighter +10%#B8A8FC
Darker −10%#6646F8
Darker −20%#3E15F6
Darker −30%#2C08D0
Darker −40%#22069F
More saturated +25%#8C72FF
Less saturated −25%#9A89E8

Channel breakdown

R143
G119
B250
Red143 (56.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue250.99°
Saturation (HSL)92.91%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 77 · B FA

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