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Recognised as Colour

#8F87EC

  • #8F87EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8F87EC is a blue with RGB values 143, 135, 236 and HSL 245°, 73%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8F87EC#8F87EC
HEX#8F87EC
RGBrgb(143, 135, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5294, 0.9255
RGB percentages56.1%, 52.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(244.8, 72.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.8, 42.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK39.4%, 42.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,406,444
CSS custom property--colour: #8F87EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29224WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#707813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6396F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6090EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#759BAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Royal blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4EC87
Analogous#87B2EC, #C287EC
Triadic#EC8F87, #87EC8F
Split complementary#ECC287, #B2EC87
Tetradic#EC87B1, #E4EC87, #87ECC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1DFFA
Lighter +10%#B8B3F3
Darker −10%#665BE5
Darker −20%#3D2FDE
Darker −30%#2A1EBC
Darker −40%#201790
More saturated +25%#8076FD
Less saturated −25%#9E98DB

Channel breakdown

R143
G135
B236
Red143 (56.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue244.75°
Saturation (HSL)72.66%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 87 · B EC

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