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Recognised as Colour

#879AEC

  • #879AEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#879AEC is a blue with RGB values 135, 154, 236 and HSL 229°, 73%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#879AEC#879AEC
HEX#879AEC
RGBrgb(135, 154, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6039, 0.9255
RGB percentages52.9%, 60.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(228.7, 72.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 42.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK42.8%, 34.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,887,020
CSS custom property--colour: #879AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#786513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DA3EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#749AEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#65ABB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Plum · ΔE 29.5Royal blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD987
Analogous#87CCEC, #A787EC
Triadic#EC879A, #9AEC87
Split complementary#ECA787, #CDEC87
Tetradic#EC87CC, #ECD987, #87ECA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE4FA
Lighter +10%#B3BFF3
Darker −10%#5B75E5
Darker −20%#2F50DE
Darker −30%#1E3CBC
Darker −40%#172E90
More saturated +25%#768FFD
Less saturated −25%#98A5DB

Channel breakdown

R135
G154
B236
Red135 (52.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue228.71°
Saturation (HSL)72.66%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 9A · B EC

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