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Recognised as Colour

#877BC6

  • #877BC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#877BC6 is a blue with RGB values 135, 123, 198 and HSL 250°, 40%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#877BC6#877BC6
HEX#877BC6
RGBrgb(135, 123, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4824, 0.7765
RGB percentages52.9%, 48.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(249.6, 39.7%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 37.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK31.8%, 37.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,879,046
CSS custom property--colour: #877BC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#788439

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6586C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6583C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#788997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.5Plum · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAC67B
Analogous#7B94C6, #AD7BC6
Triadic#C6877B, #7BC687
Split complementary#C6AD7B, #94C67B
Tetradic#C67B94, #BAC67B, #7BC6AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E6F4
Lighter +20%#C8C2E5
Lighter +10%#A79FD5
Darker −10%#6757B7
Darker −20%#504299
Darker −30%#3D3375
Darker −40%#2B2352
More saturated +25%#7763DE
Less saturated −25%#9793AE

Channel breakdown

R135
G123
B198
Red135 (52.9%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue249.6°
Saturation (HSL)39.68%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 7B · B C6

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