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Colour

#877CC7

  • #877CC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#877CC7 is a blue with RGB values 135, 124, 199 and HSL 249°, 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

#877CC7#877CC7
HEX#877CC7
RGBrgb(135, 124, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4863, 0.7804
RGB percentages52.9%, 48.6%, 78%
HSLhsl(248.8, 40.1%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 37.7%, 78%)
CMYK32.2%, 37.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,879,303
CSS custom property--colour: #877CC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2369WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#788338

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6687CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6684C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#788A98no 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 text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Plum · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCC77C
Analogous#7C97C7, #AC7CC7
Triadic#C7877C, #7CC787
Split complementary#C7AC7C, #97C77C
Tetradic#C77C97, #BCC77C, #7CC7AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E7F5
Lighter +20%#C8C3E6
Lighter +10%#A8A0D6
Darker −10%#6658B8
Darker −20%#4F429B
Darker −30%#3D3377
Darker −40%#2B2453
More saturated +25%#7665DE
Less saturated −25%#9893B0

Channel breakdown

R135
G124
B199
Red135 (52.9%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue248.8°
Saturation (HSL)40.11%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 7C · B C7

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