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Colour

#887AEE

  • #887AEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#887AEE is a blue with RGB values 136, 122, 238 and HSL 247°, 77%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#887AEE#887AEE
HEX#887AEE
RGBrgb(136, 122, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4784, 0.9333
RGB percentages53.3%, 47.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(247.2, 77.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 48.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK42.9%, 48.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,944,366
CSS custom property--colour: #887AEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#778511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#498DF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4787EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6992A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8Slate blue · ΔE 12.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 14.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 7.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0EE7A
Analogous#7AA6EE, #C27AEE
Triadic#EE887A, #7AEE88
Split complementary#EEC27A, #A6EE7A
Tetradic#EE7AA6, #E0EE7A, #7AEEC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9D4FA
Lighter +10%#B0A7F4
Darker −10%#604DE8
Darker −20%#3720E2
Darker −30%#2B17B8
Darker −40%#20128A
More saturated +25%#7B69FF
Less saturated −25%#968DDB

Channel breakdown

R136
G122
B238
Red136 (53.3%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue247.24°
Saturation (HSL)77.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 7A · B EE

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