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Recognised as Colour

#876EDB

  • #876EDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#876EDB is a blue with RGB values 135, 110, 219 and HSL 254°, 60%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#876EDB#876EDB
HEX#876EDB
RGBrgb(135, 110, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4314, 0.8588
RGB percentages52.9%, 43.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(253.8, 60.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 49.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK38.4%, 49.8%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,875,739
CSS custom property--colour: #876EDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#789124

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4381DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#467DD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Tritanopia#71849Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 3.5Slate blue · ΔE 9.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 3.55, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2DB6E
Analogous#6E8BDB, #BE6EDB
Triadic#DB876E, #6EDB87
Split complementary#DBBD6E, #8BDB6E
Tetradic#DB6E8B, #C2DB6E, #6EDBBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECE9F9
Lighter +20%#CBC0EF
Lighter +10%#A997E5
Darker −10%#6545D1
Darker −20%#4D2DB6
Darker −30%#3B238D
Darker −40%#2A1964
More saturated +25%#7B57F2
Less saturated −25%#9385C4

Channel breakdown

R135
G110
B219
Red135 (52.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue253.76°
Saturation (HSL)60.22%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 6E · B DB

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