Recognised as Colour

#8872D2

#8872D2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#8872D2 is a blue with RGB values 136, 114, 210 and HSL 254°, 52%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#8872D2

RGBrgb(136, 114, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4471, 0.8235

RGB percentages53.3%, 44.7%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(253.8, 51.6%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 45.7%, 82.4%)

CMYK35.2%, 45.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,942,290

CSS custom property--colour: #8872D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1

Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#778D2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5182D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#547FD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#768498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 7.3 Slate blue · ΔE 15.1 Royal blue · ΔE 20 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCD272

Analogous#728CD2, #B872D2

Triadic#D28872, #72D288

Split complementary#D2B872, #8CD272

Tetradic#D2728C, #BCD272, #72D2B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAE6F7

Lighter +20%#C9BFEB

Lighter +10%#A999DE

Darker −10%#674BC6

Darker −20%#5036A8

Darker −30%#3E2982

Darker −40%#2B1D5B

More saturated +25%#7B5BE9

Less saturated −25%#9589BB

Channel breakdown

R136

G114

B210

Red136 (53.3%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue253.75°

Saturation (HSL)51.61%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 72 · B D2

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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