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Recognised as Colour

#8B87AA

  • #8B87AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B87AA is a blue with RGB values 139, 135, 170 and HSL 247°, 17%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8B87AA#8B87AA
HEX#8B87AA
RGBrgb(139, 135, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5294, 0.6667
RGB percentages54.5%, 52.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(246.9, 17.1%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 20.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK18.2%, 20.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,144,234
CSS custom property--colour: #8B87AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#747855

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F8BACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8AA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#858D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.2Slate grey · ΔE 14.2Steel blue · ΔE 20Gray · ΔE 20.5Dark grey · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6AA87
Analogous#8794AA, #9D87AA
Triadic#AA8B87, #87AA8B
Split complementary#AA9C87, #95AA87
Tetradic#AA8794, #A6AA87, #87AA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#E2E1E9
Lighter +20%#C5C3D4
Lighter +10%#A8A5BF
Darker −10%#6E6995
Darker −20%#585477
Darker −30%#423F59
Darker −40%#2C2A3B
More saturated +25%#776DC4
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R139
G135
B170
Red139 (54.5%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue246.86°
Saturation (HSL)17.07%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 87 · B AA

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