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Colour

#8785EE

  • #8785EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8785EE is a blue with RGB values 135, 133, 238 and HSL 241°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8785EE#8785EE
HEX#8785EE
RGBrgb(135, 133, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5216, 0.9333
RGB percentages52.9%, 52.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(241.1, 75.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 44.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK43.3%, 44.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,881,646
CSS custom property--colour: #8785EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#787A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D94F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#578DECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#669BAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.5Royal blue · ΔE 17.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 18Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECEE85
Analogous#85B8EE, #BB85EE
Triadic#EE8785, #85EE87
Split complementary#EEBB85, #B8EE85
Tetradic#EE85B8, #ECEE85, #85EEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFDFFA
Lighter +10%#B3B2F4
Darker −10%#5B58E8
Darker −20%#2F2BE2
Darker −30%#1E1BBF
Darker −40%#171493
More saturated +25%#7774FF
Less saturated −25%#9896DD

Channel breakdown

R135
G133
B238
Red135 (52.9%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue241.14°
Saturation (HSL)75.54%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 85 · B EE

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