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Recognised as Colour

#8588EE

  • #8588EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8588EE is a blue with RGB values 133, 136, 238 and HSL 238°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8588EE#8588EE
HEX#8588EE
RGBrgb(133, 136, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5333, 0.9333
RGB percentages52.2%, 53.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(238.3, 75.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.3, 44.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK44.1%, 42.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,751,342
CSS custom property--colour: #8588EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#7A7711

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6196F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A8EECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#629DAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEB85
Analogous#85BDEE, #B685EE
Triadic#EE8588, #88EE85
Split complementary#EEB785, #BDEE85
Tetradic#EE85BD, #EEEB85, #85EEB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFDFFA
Lighter +10%#B2B4F4
Darker −10%#585CE8
Darker −20%#2B31E2
Darker −30%#1B1FBF
Darker −40%#141893
More saturated +25%#7478FF
Less saturated −25%#9698DD

Channel breakdown

R133
G136
B238
Red133 (52.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue238.29°
Saturation (HSL)75.54%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 88 · B EE

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