Colour

#8F81F0

#8F81F0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8F81F0 is a blue with RGB values 143, 129, 240 and HSL 248°, 79%, 72%. 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

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HEX#8F81F0

RGBrgb(143, 129, 240)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5059, 0.9412

RGB percentages56.1%, 50.6%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(247.6, 78.7%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 46.3%, 94.1%)

CMYK40.4%, 46.3%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,404,912

CSS custom property--colour: #8F81F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.8 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#8C8C8C

Inverted#707E0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5793F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#558DEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#7397ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 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 8.2 Slate blue · ΔE 15.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5 Royal blue · ΔE 17.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.19, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E2F081

Analogous#81AAF0, #C781F0

Triadic#F08F81, #81F08F

Split complementary#F0C781, #AAF081

Tetradic#F081AA, #E2F081, #81F0C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E0DCFB

Lighter +10%#B8AFF5

Darker −10%#6653EB

Darker −20%#3E26E5

Darker −30%#2C17C1

Darker −40%#221293

More saturated +25%#8472FF

Less saturated −25%#9C93DE

Channel breakdown

R143

G129

B240

Red143 (56.1%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue247.57°

Saturation (HSL)78.72%

Lightness72.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 81 · B F0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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