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Colour

#87809F

  • #87809F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#87809F is a blue with RGB values 135, 128, 159 and HSL 254°, 14%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#87809F#87809F
HEX#87809F
RGBrgb(135, 128, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.502, 0.6235
RGB percentages52.9%, 50.2%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(253.5, 13.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 19.5%, 62.4%)
CMYK15.1%, 19.5%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,880,287
CSS custom property--colour: #87809F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#787F60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A84A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A849Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#83858Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Gray · ΔE 18.1Dim grey · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 21.4Dark grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#989F80
Analogous#80899F, #96809F
Triadic#9F8780, #809F87
Split complementary#9F9680, #899F80
Tetradic#9F8089, #989F80, #809F96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F4F7
Lighter +30%#D9D7E1
Lighter +20%#BEBACB
Lighter +10%#A29DB5
Darker −10%#6D6686
Darker −20%#555069
Darker −30%#3E3A4C
Darker −40%#26242F
More saturated +25%#7864BB
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R135
G128
B159
Red135 (52.9%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue253.55°
Saturation (HSL)13.9%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 80 · B 9F

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