Colour

#8778C7

#8778C7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8778C7 is a blue with RGB values 135, 120, 199 and HSL 251°, 41%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8778C7

RGBrgb(135, 120, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4706, 0.7804

RGB percentages52.9%, 47.1%, 78%

HSLhsl(251.4, 41.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 39.7%, 78%)

CMYK32.2%, 39.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,878,279

CSS custom property--colour: #8778C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#788738

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6084CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6181C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#788696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 17.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.2 Plum · ΔE 26.8 Royal blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8C778

Analogous#7891C7, #AE78C7

Triadic#C78778, #78C787

Split complementary#C7AE78, #91C778

Tetradic#C77891, #B8C778, #78C7AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7E4F4

Lighter +20%#C7C0E5

Lighter +10%#A79CD6

Darker −10%#6754B8

Darker −20%#514099

Darker −30%#3E3175

Darker −40%#2B2251

More saturated +25%#7860DF

Less saturated −25%#9690AF

Channel breakdown

R135

G120

B199

Red135 (52.9%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue251.39°

Saturation (HSL)41.36%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 78 · B C7

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