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Recognised as Colour

#876CED

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

#876CED is a blue with RGB values 135, 108, 237 and HSL 253°, 78%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#876CED#876CED
HEX#876CED
RGBrgb(135, 108, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4235, 0.9294
RGB percentages52.9%, 42.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(252.6, 78.2%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 54.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK43%, 54.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,875,245
CSS custom property--colour: #876CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#789312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2884F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C7EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#6988A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 4.1Slate blue · ΔE 10.8Medium purple · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Medium orchid · ΔE 23.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 4.06, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2ED6C
Analogous#6C92ED, #C76CED
Triadic#ED876C, #6CED87
Split complementary#EDC76C, #92ED6C
Tetradic#ED6C92, #D2ED6C, #6CEDC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F4FE
Lighter +20%#D1C7F8
Lighter +10%#AC99F3
Darker −10%#623FE7
Darker −20%#421BD8
Darker −30%#3415AB
Darker −40%#260F7E
More saturated +25%#7D5AFF
Less saturated −25%#9381D8

Channel breakdown

R135
G108
B237
Red135 (52.9%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue252.56°
Saturation (HSL)78.18%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 6C · B ED

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