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Colour

#887EB4

  • #887EB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#887EB4 is a blue with RGB values 136, 126, 180 and HSL 251°, 26%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#887EB4#887EB4
HEX#887EB4
RGBrgb(136, 126, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4941, 0.7059
RGB percentages53.3%, 49.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(251.1, 26.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 30%, 70.6%)
CMYK24.4%, 30%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,945,332
CSS custom property--colour: #887EB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23451WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#77814B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7186B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#7184B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7F8791no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 24.4Plum · ΔE 25.1Thistle · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAB47E
Analogous#7E8FB4, #A37EB4
Triadic#B4887E, #7EB488
Split complementary#B4A37E, #8FB47E
Tetradic#B47E8F, #AAB47E, #7EB4A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1DFEC
Lighter +20%#C4BFDA
Lighter +10%#A69EC7
Darker −10%#6A5EA1
Darker −20%#554B81
Darker −30%#403861
Darker −40%#2B2641
More saturated +25%#7865CE
Less saturated −25%#98989B

Channel breakdown

R136
G126
B180
Red136 (53.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue251.11°
Saturation (HSL)26.47%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 7E · B B4

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