Colour

#887EAD

#887EAD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#887EAD is a blue with RGB values 136, 126, 173 and HSL 253°, 22%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#887EAD#887EAD

HEX#887EAD

RGBrgb(136, 126, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4941, 0.6784

RGB percentages53.3%, 49.4%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(252.8, 22.3%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 27.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK21.4%, 27.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,945,325

CSS custom property--colour: #887EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#778152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7385AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7484ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Tritanopia#81868Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.4 Slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Plum · ΔE 26 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27 Gray · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A3AD7E

Analogous#7E8CAD, #9F7EAD

Triadic#AD887E, #7EAD88

Split complementary#ADA07E, #8CAD7E

Tetradic#AD7E8C, #A3AD7E, #7EAD9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFBFC

Lighter +30%#DEDCE8

Lighter +20%#C2BCD5

Lighter +10%#A59DC1

Darker −10%#6C6098

Darker −20%#564D78

Darker −30%#403959

Darker −40%#29253A

More saturated +25%#7964C7

Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R136

G126

B173

Red136 (53.3%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue252.77°

Saturation (HSL)22.27%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 7E · B AD

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