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Recognised as Colour

#8F7CED

  • #8F7CED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8F7CED is a blue with RGB values 143, 124, 237 and HSL 250°, 76%, 71%. 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 purple.

Colour values

#8F7CED#8F7CED
HEX#8F7CED
RGBrgb(143, 124, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4863, 0.9294
RGB percentages56.1%, 48.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(250.1, 75.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.1, 47.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK39.7%, 47.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,403,629
CSS custom property--colour: #8F7CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26369WCAG 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 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#708312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#508FF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original
Deuteranopia#518AEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7593A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.6Slate blue · ΔE 13.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.4Royal blue · ΔE 16.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAED7C
Analogous#7CA1ED, #C87CED
Triadic#ED8F7C, #7CED8F
Split complementary#EDC87C, #A1ED7C
Tetradic#ED7CA1, #DAED7C, #7CEDC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCD6F9
Lighter +10%#B5A9F3
Darker −10%#694FE7
Darker −20%#4222E1
Darker −30%#3419B7
Darker −40%#27138A
More saturated +25%#836AFF
Less saturated −25%#9B8FDA

Channel breakdown

R143
G124
B237
Red143 (56.1%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue250.09°
Saturation (HSL)75.84%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 7C · B ED

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