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Recognised as Colour

#8987CD

  • #8987CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8987CD is a blue with RGB values 137, 135, 205 and HSL 242°, 41%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8987CD#8987CD
HEX#8987CD
RGBrgb(137, 135, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5294, 0.8039
RGB percentages53.7%, 52.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(241.7, 41.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 34.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK33.2%, 34.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,013,197
CSS custom property--colour: #8987CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#767832

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7290D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#708CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7894A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBCD87
Analogous#87A8CD, #AC87CD
Triadic#CD8987, #87CD89
Split complementary#CDAC87, #A8CD87
Tetradic#CD87A8, #CBCD87, #87CDAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F3FA
Lighter +20%#D0CFEB
Lighter +10%#ACABDC
Darker −10%#6663BE
Darker −20%#4946A8
Darker −30%#393784
Darker −40%#2A2860
More saturated +25%#7572E2
Less saturated −25%#9D9CB8

Channel breakdown

R137
G135
B205
Red137 (53.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue241.71°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 87 · B CD

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