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Colour

#887DC6

  • #887DC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#887DC6 is a blue with RGB values 136, 125, 198 and HSL 249°, 39%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#887DC6#887DC6
HEX#887DC6
RGBrgb(136, 125, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4902, 0.7765
RGB percentages53.3%, 49%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(249, 39%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249, 36.9%, 77.6%)
CMYK31.3%, 36.9%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,945,094
CSS custom property--colour: #887DC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#778239

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6888C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6885C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#798A98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 21Plum · ΔE 25.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBC67D
Analogous#7D97C6, #AC7DC6
Triadic#C6887D, #7DC688
Split complementary#C6AC7D, #97C67D
Tetradic#C67D97, #BBC67D, #7DC6AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E7F5
Lighter +20%#C9C4E5
Lighter +10%#A8A0D6
Darker −10%#685AB6
Darker −20%#50439A
Darker −30%#3E3476
Darker −40%#2B2453
More saturated +25%#7866DD
Less saturated −25%#9894AF

Channel breakdown

R136
G125
B198
Red136 (53.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue249.04°
Saturation (HSL)39.04%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 7D · B C6

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