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Recognised as Colour

#878DFB

  • #878DFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#878DFB is a blue with RGB values 135, 141, 251 and HSL 237°, 94%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#878DFB#878DFB
HEX#878DFB
RGBrgb(135, 141, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5529, 0.9843
RGB percentages52.9%, 55.3%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(236.9, 93.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.9, 46.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK46.2%, 43.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,883,707
CSS custom property--colour: #878DFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31166WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#787204

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#619CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5893F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5EA4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Royal blue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBF587
Analogous#87C7FB, #BB87FB
Triadic#FB878D, #8DFB87
Split complementary#FBBB87, #C7FB87
Tetradic#FB87C7, #FBF587, #87FBBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEBFE
Lighter +10%#B8BCFD
Darker −10%#565EF9
Darker −20%#242FF8
Darker −30%#0813E1
Darker −40%#060FB0
More saturated +25%#8389FF
Less saturated −25%#979BEB

Channel breakdown

R135
G141
B251
Red135 (52.9%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue236.9°
Saturation (HSL)93.55%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 8D · B FB

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