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Recognised as Colour

#8878EA

  • #8878EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8878EA is a blue with RGB values 136, 120, 234 and HSL 248°, 73%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8878EA#8878EA
HEX#8878EA
RGBrgb(136, 120, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4706, 0.9176
RGB percentages53.3%, 47.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(248.4, 73.1%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 48.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK41.9%, 48.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,943,850
CSS custom property--colour: #8878EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#778715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#498BEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4885E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6B90A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 6.8Slate blue · ΔE 11.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 14.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAEA78
Analogous#78A1EA, #C178EA
Triadic#EA8878, #78EA88
Split complementary#EAC178, #A1EA78
Tetradic#EA78A1, #DAEA78, #78EAC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCFF
Lighter +20%#D6D0F8
Lighter +10%#AFA4F1
Darker −10%#614CE3
Darker −20%#3C22DA
Darker −30%#301BAE
Darker −40%#241482
More saturated +25%#7A65FE
Less saturated −25%#968CD7

Channel breakdown

R136
G120
B234
Red136 (53.3%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue248.42°
Saturation (HSL)73.08%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 78 · B EA

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