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Recognised as Colour

#8A87CA

  • #8A87CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A87CA is a blue with RGB values 138, 135, 202 and HSL 243°, 39%, 66%. 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

#8A87CA#8A87CA
HEX#8A87CA
RGBrgb(138, 135, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5294, 0.7922
RGB percentages54.1%, 52.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(242.7, 38.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 33.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK31.7%, 33.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,078,730
CSS custom property--colour: #8A87CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#757835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7390CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#728CC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7A939Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 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 text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.9Light slate grey · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7CA87
Analogous#87A6CA, #AB87CA
Triadic#CA8A87, #87CA8A
Split complementary#CAAC87, #A5CA87
Tetradic#CA87A6, #C7CA87, #87CAAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F1F9
Lighter +20%#CFCEE9
Lighter +10%#ACAADA
Darker −10%#6864BA
Darker −20%#4C48A3
Darker −30%#3C3880
Darker −40%#2B295C
More saturated +25%#7671E0
Less saturated −25%#9E9DB4

Channel breakdown

R138
G135
B202
Red138 (54.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue242.69°
Saturation (HSL)38.73%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 87 · B CA

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