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Recognised as Colour

#8F7CFB

  • #8F7CFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8F7CFB is a blue with RGB values 143, 124, 251 and HSL 249°, 94%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8F7CFB#8F7CFB
HEX#8F7CFB
RGBrgb(143, 124, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.4863, 0.9843
RGB percentages56.1%, 48.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(249, 94.1%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249, 50.6%, 98.4%)
CMYK43%, 50.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,403,643
CSS custom property--colour: #8F7CFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#708304

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4392FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#428BF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#6E97B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.9Medium purple · ΔE 11.9Slate blue · ΔE 14.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8FB7C
Analogous#7CA8FB, #CE7CFB
Triadic#FB8F7C, #7CFB8F
Split complementary#FBCE7C, #A8FB7C
Tetradic#FB7CA8, #E8FB7C, #7CFBCE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4DFFE
Lighter +10%#B9ADFD
Darker −10%#654BF9
Darker −20%#3A19F8
Darker −30%#2607D7
Darker −40%#1D05A6
More saturated +25%#8C78FF
Less saturated −25%#9B8DEA

Channel breakdown

R143
G124
B251
Red143 (56.1%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue248.98°
Saturation (HSL)94.07%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 7C · B FB

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