Recognised as Colour

#8576BB

#8576BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8576BB is a blue with RGB values 133, 118, 187 and HSL 253°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8576BB#8576BB

HEX#8576BB

RGBrgb(133, 118, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4627, 0.7333

RGB percentages52.2%, 46.3%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(253, 33.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253, 36.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK28.9%, 36.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,746,683

CSS custom property--colour: #8576BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#7A8944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6381BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#657FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#798290no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5 Steel blue · ΔE 25.4 Plum · ΔE 25.9 Slate blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ACBB76

Analogous#768ABB, #A776BB

Triadic#BB8576, #76BB85

Split complementary#BBA876, #8ABB76

Tetradic#BB768A, #ACBB76, #76BBA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#E0DCEE

Lighter +20%#C2BADD

Lighter +10%#A398CC

Darker −10%#6754AA

Darker −20%#524388

Darker −30%#3E3266

Darker −40%#292243

More saturated +25%#775CD5

Less saturated −25%#9390A1

Channel breakdown

R133

G118

B187

Red133 (52.2%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue253.04°

Saturation (HSL)33.66%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 76 · B BB

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