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Recognised as Colour

#8F7CDC

  • #8F7CDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8F7CDC is a blue with RGB values 143, 124, 220 and HSL 252°, 58%, 67%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#8F7CDC#8F7CDC
HEX#8F7CDC
RGBrgb(143, 124, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4863, 0.8627
RGB percentages56.1%, 48.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(251.9, 57.8%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 43.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK35%, 43.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,403,612
CSS custom property--colour: #8F7CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#708323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C8CE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E88DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7C8EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9DC7C
Analogous#7C99DC, #BF7CDC
Triadic#DC8F7C, #7CDC8F
Split complementary#DCBF7C, #99DC7C
Tetradic#DC7C99, #C9DC7C, #7CDCBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F5FC
Lighter +20%#D4CCF2
Lighter +10%#B1A4E7
Darker −10%#6D54D1
Darker −20%#4F33BF
Darker −30%#3E2897
Darker −40%#2E1E6E
More saturated +25%#8267F1
Less saturated −25%#9C91C7

Channel breakdown

R143
G124
B220
Red143 (56.1%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue251.88°
Saturation (HSL)57.83%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 7C · B DC

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