Colour

#877CBC

#877CBC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#877CBC is a blue with RGB values 135, 124, 188 and HSL 250°, 32%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#877CBC#877CBC

HEX#877CBC

RGBrgb(135, 124, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4863, 0.7373

RGB percentages52.9%, 48.6%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(250.3, 32.3%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 34%, 73.7%)

CMYK28.2%, 34%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,879,292

CSS custom property--colour: #877CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#788343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B85BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B83BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7B8793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6 Steel blue · ΔE 22.7 Plum · ΔE 25 Medium purple · ΔE 25.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B1BC7C

Analogous#7C91BC, #A77CBC

Triadic#BC877C, #7CBC87

Split complementary#BCA77C, #91BC7C

Tetradic#BC7C91, #B1BC7C, #7CBCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E1F0

Lighter +20%#C5BFDF

Lighter +10%#A69ECD

Darker −10%#685AAB

Darker −20%#53478B

Darker −30%#3F3669

Darker −40%#2B2547

More saturated +25%#7763D5

Less saturated −25%#9795A3

Channel breakdown

R135

G124

B188

Red135 (52.9%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue250.31°

Saturation (HSL)32.32%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 7C · B BC

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