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Recognised as Colour

#887EC5

  • #887EC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#887EC5 is a blue with RGB values 136, 126, 197 and HSL 248°, 38%, 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

#887EC5#887EC5
HEX#887EC5
RGBrgb(136, 126, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.4941, 0.7725
RGB percentages53.3%, 49.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(248.5, 38%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 36%, 77.3%)
CMYK31%, 36%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,945,349
CSS custom property--colour: #887EC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#77813A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A88C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A85C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7A8B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBC57E
Analogous#7E98C5, #AB7EC5
Triadic#C5887E, #7EC588
Split complementary#C5AB7E, #98C57E
Tetradic#C57E98, #BBC57E, #7EC5AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9E8F4
Lighter +20%#C9C4E5
Lighter +10%#A8A1D5
Darker −10%#685BB5
Darker −20%#504598
Darker −30%#3E3575
Darker −40%#2B2552
More saturated +25%#7767DC
Less saturated −25%#9995AE

Channel breakdown

R136
G126
B197
Red136 (53.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue248.45°
Saturation (HSL)37.97%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 7E · B C5

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