Colour

#8F8EFF

#8F8EFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8F8EFF is a blue with RGB values 143, 142, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8F8EFF#8F8EFF

HEX#8F8EFF

RGBrgb(143, 142, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5569, 1

RGB percentages56.1%, 55.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(240.5, 100%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.5, 44.3%, 100%)

CMYK43.9%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,408,255

CSS custom property--colour: #8F8EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#707100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#629EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B96FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Tritanopia#6AA5BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.7 Royal blue · ΔE 18.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Slate blue · ΔE 20 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEFF8E

Analogous#8EC5FF, #C88EFF

Triadic#FF8F8E, #8EFF8F

Split complementary#FFC88E, #C6FF8E

Tetradic#FF8EC5, #FEFF8E, #8EFFC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F4FF

Lighter +10%#C2C1FF

Darker −10%#5C5BFF

Darker −20%#2A28FF

Darker −30%#0200F4

Darker −40%#0200C1

More saturated +25%#8F8EFF

Less saturated −25%#9D9CF1

Channel breakdown

R143

G142

B255

Red143 (56.1%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue240.53°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 8E · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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