Colour

#878FFF

#878FFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#878FFF is a blue with RGB values 135, 143, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#878FFF#878FFF

HEX#878FFF

RGBrgb(135, 143, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5608, 1

RGB percentages52.9%, 56.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(236, 100%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236, 47.1%, 100%)

CMYK47.1%, 43.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,884,223

CSS custom property--colour: #878FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#787000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#629EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5895FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5BA7BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.7 Royal blue · ΔE 17.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFF787

Analogous#87CBFF, #BB87FF

Triadic#FF878F, #8FFF87

Split complementary#FFBB87, #CBFF87

Tetradic#FF87CB, #FFF787, #87FFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDEEFF

Lighter +10%#BABFFF

Darker −10%#545FFF

Darker −20%#2130FF

Darker −30%#0010ED

Darker −40%#000CBA

More saturated +25%#878FFF

Less saturated −25%#969CF0

Channel breakdown

R135

G143

B255

Red135 (52.9%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue236°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 87 · G 8F · B FF

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