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Colour

#879CEE

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

#879CEE is a blue with RGB values 135, 156, 238 and HSL 228°, 75%, 73%. 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

#879CEE#879CEE
HEX#879CEE
RGBrgb(135, 156, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6118, 0.9333
RGB percentages52.9%, 61.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(227.8, 75.2%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.8, 43.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK43.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,887,534
CSS custom property--colour: #879CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#786311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA5F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#769CECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#63ADBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Plum · ΔE 29.8Royal blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED987
Analogous#87D0EE, #A687EE
Triadic#EE879C, #9CEE87
Split complementary#EEA687, #D0EE87
Tetradic#EE87D0, #EED987, #87EEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E6FB
Lighter +10%#B4C1F4
Darker −10%#5A77E8
Darker −20%#2E52E1
Darker −30%#1B3DC1
Darker −40%#152F94
More saturated +25%#7692FF
Less saturated −25%#98A6DD

Channel breakdown

R135
G156
B238
Red135 (52.9%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue227.77°
Saturation (HSL)75.18%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 9C · B EE

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