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Recognised as Colour

#876AFF

  • #876AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#876AFF is a blue with RGB values 135, 106, 255 and HSL 252°, 100%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#876AFF#876AFF
HEX#876AFF
RGBrgb(135, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages52.9%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(251.7, 100%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.7, 58.4%, 100%)
CMYK47.1%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,874,751
CSS custom property--colour: #876AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#789500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#007FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#5F8CABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 8.5Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 23.7Medium orchid · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 8.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2FF6A
Analogous#6A98FF, #D16AFF
Triadic#FF876A, #6AFF87
Split complementary#FFD16A, #98FF6A
Tetradic#FF6A98, #E2FF6A, #6AFFD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9D0FF
Lighter +10%#B09DFF
Darker −10%#5E37FF
Darker −20%#3504FF
Darker −30%#2800D0
Darker −40%#1F009D
More saturated +25%#876AFF
Less saturated −25%#927DEC

Channel breakdown

R135
G106
B255
Red135 (52.9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue251.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 6A · B FF

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