Recognised as Colour

#876CD9

#876CD9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#876CD9 is a blue with RGB values 135, 108, 217 and HSL 255°, 59%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#876CD9

RGBrgb(135, 108, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4235, 0.851

RGB percentages52.9%, 42.4%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(254.9, 58.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.9, 50.2%, 85.1%)

CMYK37.8%, 50.2%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,875,225

CSS custom property--colour: #876CD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#789326

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4180DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#457CD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Tritanopia#728298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 3.4 Slate blue · ΔE 9.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.1 Royal blue · ΔE 16.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 3.43, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BED96C

Analogous#6C88D9, #BD6CD9

Triadic#D9876C, #6CD987

Split complementary#D9BD6C, #88D96C

Tetradic#D96C88, #BED96C, #6CD9BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE6F8

Lighter +20%#C9BDEE

Lighter +10%#A895E3

Darker −10%#6643CF

Darker −20%#4E2EB1

Darker −30%#3C2389

Darker −40%#2B1960

More saturated +25%#7B55F0

Less saturated −25%#9383C2

Channel breakdown

R135

G108

B217

Red135 (52.9%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue254.86°

Saturation (HSL)58.92%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 6C · B D9

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