Recognised as Colour

#8A87CE

#8A87CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A87CE is a blue with RGB values 138, 135, 206 and HSL 243°, 42%, 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

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HEX#8A87CE

RGBrgb(138, 135, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5294, 0.8078

RGB percentages54.1%, 52.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(242.5, 42%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.5, 34.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK33%, 34.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,078,734

CSS custom property--colour: #8A87CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#757831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7290D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#708CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7994A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7 Steel blue · ΔE 23 Medium purple · ΔE 24 Plum · ΔE 25.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CBCE87

Analogous#87A8CE, #AE87CE

Triadic#CE8A87, #87CE8A

Split complementary#CEAE87, #A8CE87

Tetradic#CE87A8, #CBCE87, #87CEAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4F4FA

Lighter +20%#D1CFEC

Lighter +10%#ADABDD

Darker −10%#6763BF

Darker −20%#4A45AA

Darker −30%#3A3785

Darker −40%#2A2861

More saturated +25%#7772E3

Less saturated −25%#9D9CB9

Channel breakdown

R138

G135

B206

Red138 (54.1%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue242.54°

Saturation (HSL)42.01%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 87 · B CE

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