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Recognised as Colour

#8F7FF9

  • #8F7FF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8F7FF9 is a blue with RGB values 143, 127, 249 and HSL 248°, 91%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8F7FF9#8F7FF9
HEX#8F7FF9
RGBrgb(143, 127, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.498, 0.9765
RGB percentages56.1%, 49.8%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(247.9, 91%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 49%, 97.6%)
CMYK42.6%, 49%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,404,409
CSS custom property--colour: #8F7FF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#708006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B93FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A8DF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6F98B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 10.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.4Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Royal blue · ΔE 16.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Medium orchid · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 10.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9F97F
Analogous#7FACF9, #CC7FF9
Triadic#F98F7F, #7FF98F
Split complementary#F9CC7F, #ACF97F
Tetradic#F97FAC, #E9F97F, #7FF9CC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E0FE
Lighter +10%#BAB0FB
Darker −10%#644EF7
Darker −20%#3A1EF4
Darker −30%#250AD5
Darker −40%#1C08A4
More saturated +25%#8B79FF
Less saturated −25%#9B90E8

Channel breakdown

R143
G127
B249
Red143 (56.1%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue247.87°
Saturation (HSL)91.04%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 7F · B F9

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