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Colour

#8587FF

  • #8587FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8587FF is a blue with RGB values 133, 135, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8587FF#8587FF
HEX#8587FF
RGBrgb(133, 135, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5294, 1
RGB percentages52.2%, 52.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(239, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK47.8%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,751,103
CSS custom property--colour: #8587FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#7A7800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5399FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#498FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#58A1B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFD85
Analogous#85C4FF, #C085FF
Triadic#FF8587, #87FF85
Split complementary#FFC085, #C4FF85
Tetradic#FF85C4, #FFFD85, #85FFC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEBFF
Lighter +10%#B8B9FF
Darker −10%#5255FF
Darker −20%#1F23FF
Darker −30%#0004EB
Darker −40%#0003B8
More saturated +25%#8587FF
Less saturated −25%#9496F0

Channel breakdown

R133
G135
B255
Red133 (52.2%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue239.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 87 · B FF

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