Colour

#87899D

#87899D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#87899D is a blue with RGB values 135, 137, 157 and HSL 235°, 10%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#87899D#87899D

HEX#87899D

RGBrgb(135, 137, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5373, 0.6157

RGB percentages52.9%, 53.7%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(234.5, 10.1%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 14%, 61.6%)

CMYK14%, 12.7%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,882,589

CSS custom property--colour: #87899D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25477WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#787662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#848B9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#83899Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#828C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6 Slate grey · ΔE 7.3 Gray · ΔE 12.1 Dark grey · ΔE 16.3 Dim grey · ΔE 17.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D9B87

Analogous#87949D, #90879D

Triadic#9D8789, #899D87

Split complementary#9D9087, #949D87

Tetradic#9D8794, #9D9B87, #879D90

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F7F9

Lighter +30%#DBDCE2

Lighter +20%#BFC0CB

Lighter +10%#A3A5B4

Darker −10%#6C6F85

Darker −20%#555769

Darker −30%#3E404D

Darker −40%#282830

More saturated +25%#6C73B8

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R135

G137

B157

Red135 (52.9%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue234.55°

Saturation (HSL)10.09%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 89 · B 9D

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Colour values

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