Colour

#877DB5

#877DB5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#877DB5 is a blue with RGB values 135, 125, 181 and HSL 251°, 27%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#877DB5

RGBrgb(135, 125, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4902, 0.7098

RGB percentages52.9%, 49%, 71%

HSLhsl(250.7, 27.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 30.9%, 71%)

CMYK25.4%, 30.9%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,879,541

CSS custom property--colour: #877DB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#78824A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F85B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F83B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7D8691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Plum · ΔE 25.2 Slate grey · ΔE 25.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABB57D

Analogous#7D8FB5, #A37DB5

Triadic#B5877D, #7DB587

Split complementary#B5A37D, #8FB57D

Tetradic#B57D8F, #ABB57D, #7DB5A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1DFED

Lighter +20%#C3BEDA

Lighter +10%#A59DC7

Darker −10%#695DA3

Darker −20%#544A82

Darker −30%#3F3862

Darker −40%#2A2541

More saturated +25%#7763CF

Less saturated −25%#97979C

Channel breakdown

R135

G125

B181

Red135 (52.9%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue250.71°

Saturation (HSL)27.45%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 7D · B B5

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