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Recognised as Colour

#8788DF

  • #8788DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8788DF is a blue with RGB values 135, 136, 223 and HSL 239°, 58%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8788DF#8788DF
HEX#8788DF
RGBrgb(135, 136, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5333, 0.8745
RGB percentages52.9%, 53.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(239.3, 57.9%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.3, 39.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK39.5%, 39%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,882,399
CSS custom property--colour: #8788DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 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#8E8E8E
Inverted#787720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A94E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#668DDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6D99A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 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

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Slate blue · ΔE 25Plum · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFDE87
Analogous#87B4DF, #B287DF
Triadic#DF8788, #88DF87
Split complementary#DFB287, #B4DF87
Tetradic#DF87B4, #DFDE87, #87DFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8D8F4
Lighter +10%#AFB0EA
Darker −10%#5F60D4
Darker −20%#3638CA
Darker −30%#2B2DA2
Darker −40%#20217A
More saturated +25%#7475F2
Less saturated −25%#9A9BCC

Channel breakdown

R135
G136
B223
Red135 (52.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue239.32°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 88 · B DF

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