Recognised as Colour

#887ACC

#887ACC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#887ACC is a blue with RGB values 136, 122, 204 and HSL 250°, 45%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#887ACC#887ACC

HEX#887ACC

RGBrgb(136, 122, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4784, 0.8

RGB percentages53.3%, 47.8%, 80%

HSLhsl(250.2, 44.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 40.2%, 80%)

CMYK33.3%, 40.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,944,332

CSS custom property--colour: #887ACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#838383

Inverted#778533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6187CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6183CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#788999no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 15.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Royal blue · ΔE 25.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BECC7A

Analogous#7A95CC, #B17ACC

Triadic#CC887A, #7ACC88

Split complementary#CCB17A, #95CC7A

Tetradic#CC7A95, #BECC7A, #7ACCB1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBE9F6

Lighter +20%#CAC4E8

Lighter +10%#A99FDA

Darker −10%#6755BE

Darker −20%#4F3EA2

Darker −30%#3D307D

Darker −40%#2B2258

More saturated +25%#7963E3

Less saturated −25%#9791B5

Channel breakdown

R136

G122

B204

Red136 (53.3%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue250.24°

Saturation (HSL)44.57%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 7A · B CC

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