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Recognised as Colour

#877DB9

  • #877DB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#877DB9 is a blue with RGB values 135, 125, 185 and HSL 250°, 30%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#877DB9#877DB9
HEX#877DB9
RGBrgb(135, 125, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.4902, 0.7255
RGB percentages52.9%, 49%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(250, 30%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 32.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK27%, 32.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,879,545
CSS custom property--colour: #877DB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#788246

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D86BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E83B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7C8793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 25Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.6Medium purple · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFB97D
Analogous#7D91B9, #A57DB9
Triadic#B9877D, #7DB987
Split complementary#B9A57D, #91B97D
Tetradic#B97D91, #AFB97D, #7DB9A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E0EF
Lighter +20%#C4BFDD
Lighter +10%#A69ECB
Darker −10%#685CA7
Darker −20%#534987
Darker −30%#3F3766
Darker −40%#2A2545
More saturated +25%#7664D2
Less saturated −25%#9896A0

Channel breakdown

R135
G125
B185
Red135 (52.9%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)30%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 7D · B B9

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