Colour

#8787BC

#8787BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8787BC is a blue with RGB values 135, 135, 188 and HSL 240°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8787BC#8787BC

HEX#8787BC

RGBrgb(135, 135, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5294, 0.7373

RGB percentages52.9%, 52.9%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(240, 28.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 28.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK28.2%, 28.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,882,108

CSS custom property--colour: #8787BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#787843

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#788DBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#778ABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7A909Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 22 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2 Slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Plum · ΔE 26.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCBC87

Analogous#87A2BC, #A287BC

Triadic#BC8787, #87BC87

Split complementary#BCA287, #A2BC87

Tetradic#BC87A2, #BCBC87, #87BCA2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E9F3

Lighter +20%#C8C8E1

Lighter +10%#A8A8CE

Darker −10%#6666AA

Darker −20%#4F4F8E

Darker −30%#3D3D6D

Darker −40%#2B2B4C

More saturated +25%#7070D3

Less saturated −25%#9E9EA5

Channel breakdown

R135

G135

B188

Red135 (52.9%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)28.34%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 87 · B BC

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