Colour

#8777BB

#8777BB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8777BB is a blue with RGB values 135, 119, 187 and HSL 254°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8777BB

RGBrgb(135, 119, 187)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4667, 0.7333

RGB percentages52.9%, 46.7%, 73.3%

HSLhsl(254.1, 33.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 36.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK27.8%, 36.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,878,011

CSS custom property--colour: #8777BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#788844

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6582BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6780B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7C8390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1 Plum · ΔE 25.3 Steel blue · ΔE 25.3 Slate blue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABBB77

Analogous#7789BB, #A977BB

Triadic#BB8777, #77BB87

Split complementary#BBA977, #89BB77

Tetradic#BB7789, #ABBB77, #77BBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1DDEE

Lighter +20%#C3BBDD

Lighter +10%#A599CC

Darker −10%#6955AA

Darker −20%#544488

Darker −30%#3F3366

Darker −40%#2A2244

More saturated +25%#7A5ED4

Less saturated −25%#9491A2

Channel breakdown

R135

G119

B187

Red135 (52.9%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue187 (73.3%)

Hue254.12°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 77 · B BB

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