Recognised as Colour

#8487CD

#8487CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8487CD is a blue with RGB values 132, 135, 205 and HSL 238°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8487CD

RGBrgb(132, 135, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5294, 0.8039

RGB percentages51.8%, 52.9%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(237.5, 42.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 35.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK35.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,685,517

CSS custom property--colour: #8487CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#7B7832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7190D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D8BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#7094A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6 Steel blue · ΔE 21.1 Medium purple · ΔE 25.4 Plum · ΔE 26.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDCA84

Analogous#84ACCD, #A584CD

Triadic#CD8487, #87CD84

Split complementary#CDA684, #ACCD84

Tetradic#CD84AC, #CDCA84, #84CDA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F1F9

Lighter +20%#CDCEEA

Lighter +10%#A8AADC

Darker −10%#6064BE

Darker −20%#4448A7

Darker −30%#353883

Darker −40%#26295F

More saturated +25%#6E73E3

Less saturated −25%#9A9BB7

Channel breakdown

R132

G135

B205

Red132 (51.8%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue237.53°

Saturation (HSL)42.2%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 87 · B CD

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