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Recognised as Colour

#8F7AFA

  • #8F7AFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8F7AFA is a blue with RGB values 143, 122, 250 and HSL 250°, 93%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8F7AFA#8F7AFA
HEX#8F7AFA
RGBrgb(143, 122, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4784, 0.9804
RGB percentages56.1%, 47.8%, 98%
HSLhsl(249.8, 92.8%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 51.2%, 98%)
CMYK42.8%, 51.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,403,130
CSS custom property--colour: #8F7AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#708505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4090FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F8AF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6F95AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8Medium purple · ΔE 12.1Slate blue · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5FA7A
Analogous#7AA5FA, #CF7AFA
Triadic#FA8F7A, #7AFA8F
Split complementary#FACF7A, #A5FA7A
Tetradic#FA7AA5, #E5FA7A, #7AFACF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2DCFE
Lighter +10%#B8ABFC
Darker −10%#6649F8
Darker −20%#3C18F6
Darker −30%#2908D3
Darker −40%#2006A2
More saturated +25%#8C75FF
Less saturated −25%#9B8BE9

Channel breakdown

R143
G122
B250
Red143 (56.1%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue249.84°
Saturation (HSL)92.75%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 7A · B FA

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