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Recognised as Colour

#8787DB

  • #8787DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8787DB is a blue with RGB values 135, 135, 219 and HSL 240°, 54%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8787DB#8787DB
HEX#8787DB
RGBrgb(135, 135, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5294, 0.8588
RGB percentages52.9%, 52.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(240, 53.8%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 38.4%, 85.9%)
CMYK38.4%, 38.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,882,139
CSS custom property--colour: #8787DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#787824

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B92DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#678DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#6F97A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Medium purple · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBDB87
Analogous#87B1DB, #B187DB
Triadic#DB8787, #87DB87
Split complementary#DBB187, #B1DB87
Tetradic#DB87B1, #DBDB87, #87DBB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#D5D5F3
Lighter +10%#AEAEE7
Darker −10%#6060CF
Darker −20%#3A3AC2
Darker −30%#2E2E9B
Darker −40%#232373
More saturated +25%#7373EF
Less saturated −25%#9B9BC8

Channel breakdown

R135
G135
B219
Red135 (52.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)53.85%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 87 · B DB

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