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Recognised as Colour

#8987ED

  • #8987ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8987ED is a blue with RGB values 137, 135, 237 and HSL 241°, 74%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8987ED#8987ED
HEX#8987ED
RGBrgb(137, 135, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5294, 0.9294
RGB percentages53.7%, 52.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(241.2, 73.9%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 43%, 92.9%)
CMYK42.2%, 43%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,013,229
CSS custom property--colour: #8987ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#767812

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6196F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6A9CAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBED87
Analogous#87B8ED, #BC87ED
Triadic#ED8987, #87ED89
Split complementary#EDBC87, #B8ED87
Tetradic#ED87B8, #EBED87, #87EDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E0FA
Lighter +10%#B5B3F4
Darker −10%#5D5BE6
Darker −20%#322EE0
Darker −30%#201DBE
Darker −40%#181692
More saturated +25%#7876FE
Less saturated −25%#9A98DC

Channel breakdown

R137
G135
B237
Red137 (53.7%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue241.18°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 87 · B ED

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