Colour

#877AB4

#877AB4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#877AB4 is a blue with RGB values 135, 122, 180 and HSL 253°, 28%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#877AB4

RGBrgb(135, 122, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4784, 0.7059

RGB percentages52.9%, 47.8%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(253.4, 27.9%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.4, 32.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK25%, 32.2%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,878,772

CSS custom property--colour: #877AB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#78854B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B83B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D81B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7E848Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3 Plum · ΔE 25.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Slate grey · ΔE 27 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A7B47A

Analogous#7A8AB4, #A47AB4

Triadic#B4877A, #7AB487

Split complementary#B4A47A, #8AB47A

Tetradic#B47A8A, #A7B47A, #7AB4A4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFE

Lighter +30%#DFDCEB

Lighter +20%#C2BBD9

Lighter +10%#A49BC6

Darker −10%#6A5BA0

Darker −20%#554880

Darker −30%#3F365F

Darker −40%#29233F

More saturated +25%#7960CE

Less saturated −25%#95949A

Channel breakdown

R135

G122

B180

Red135 (52.9%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue253.45°

Saturation (HSL)27.88%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 7A · B B4

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