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Recognised as Colour

#8587CF

  • #8587CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8587CF is a blue with RGB values 133, 135, 207 and HSL 238°, 44%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8587CF#8587CF
HEX#8587CF
RGBrgb(133, 135, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5294, 0.8118
RGB percentages52.2%, 52.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(238.4, 43.5%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 35.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK35.7%, 34.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,751,055
CSS custom property--colour: #8587CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#7A7830

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7090D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D8BCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7195A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFCD85
Analogous#85ACCF, #A885CF
Triadic#CF8587, #87CF85
Split complementary#CFA885, #ACCF85
Tetradic#CF85AC, #CFCD85, #85CFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F3FA
Lighter +20%#CECFEC
Lighter +10%#AAABDD
Darker −10%#6063C1
Darker −20%#4346AB
Darker −30%#353786
Darker −40%#262862
More saturated +25%#7073E4
Less saturated −25%#9A9BBA

Channel breakdown

R133
G135
B207
Red133 (52.2%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue238.38°
Saturation (HSL)43.53%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 87 · B CF

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