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Recognised as Colour

#879AF6

  • #879AF6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#879AF6 is a blue with RGB values 135, 154, 246 and HSL 230°, 86%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#879AF6#879AF6
HEX#879AF6
RGBrgb(135, 154, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6039, 0.9647
RGB percentages52.9%, 60.4%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(229.7, 86%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 45.1%, 96.5%)
CMYK45.1%, 37.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,887,030
CSS custom property--colour: #879AF6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#786509

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#78A4FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9BF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#5FADBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.5Slate blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6E387
Analogous#87D1F6, #AC87F6
Triadic#F6879A, #9AF687
Split complementary#F6AC87, #D2F687
Tetradic#F687D1, #F6E387, #87F6AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EAFD
Lighter +10%#B6C2FA
Darker −10%#5872F2
Darker −20%#284AEF
Darker −30%#1031D4
Darker −40%#0C26A5
More saturated +25%#7E94FF
Less saturated −25%#97A5E6

Channel breakdown

R135
G154
B246
Red135 (52.9%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue229.73°
Saturation (HSL)86.05%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 9A · B F6

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