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Colour

#87839D

  • #87839D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#87839D is a blue with RGB values 135, 131, 157 and HSL 249°, 12%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#87839D#87839D
HEX#87839D
RGBrgb(135, 131, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5137, 0.6157
RGB percentages52.9%, 51.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(249.2, 11.7%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 16.6%, 61.6%)
CMYK14%, 16.6%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,881,053
CSS custom property--colour: #87839D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#787C62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D869Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E869Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#83878Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.4Slate grey · ΔE 10Gray · ΔE 15.2Dim grey · ΔE 18.9Dark grey · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#999D83
Analogous#838C9D, #94839D
Triadic#9D8783, #839D87
Split complementary#9D9483, #8C9D83
Tetradic#9D838C, #999D83, #839D94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5F7
Lighter +30%#DAD8E1
Lighter +20%#BEBCCA
Lighter +10%#A39FB4
Darker −10%#6D6984
Darker −20%#555268
Darker −30%#3E3C4B
Darker −40%#27252F
More saturated +25%#7467B9
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R135
G131
B157
Red135 (52.9%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue249.23°
Saturation (HSL)11.71%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 83 · B 9D

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