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Colour

#876EE9

  • #876EE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#876EE9 is a blue with RGB values 135, 110, 233 and HSL 252°, 74%, 67%. 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

#876EE9#876EE9
HEX#876EE9
RGBrgb(135, 110, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4314, 0.9137
RGB percentages52.9%, 43.1%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(252.2, 73.7%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 52.8%, 91.4%)
CMYK42.1%, 52.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,875,753
CSS custom property--colour: #876EE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#789116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3484EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#367FE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6B88A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 6.9Medium purple · ΔE 9.4Slate blue · ΔE 9.4Royal blue · ΔE 15.3Medium orchid · ΔE 23.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0E96E
Analogous#6E92E9, #C56EE9
Triadic#E9876E, #6EE987
Split complementary#E9C46E, #93E96E
Tetradic#E96E92, #D0E96E, #6EE9C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F3FD
Lighter +20%#D0C7F6
Lighter +10%#AC9AF0
Darker −10%#6242E2
Darker −20%#4420D1
Darker −30%#3519A5
Darker −40%#271279
More saturated +25%#7B59FE
Less saturated −25%#9383D4

Channel breakdown

R135
G110
B233
Red135 (52.9%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue252.2°
Saturation (HSL)73.65%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 6E · B E9

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