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Recognised as Colour

#8D87DC

  • #8D87DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8D87DC is a blue with RGB values 141, 135, 220 and HSL 244°, 55%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8D87DC#8D87DC
HEX#8D87DC
RGBrgb(141, 135, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5294, 0.8627
RGB percentages55.3%, 52.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(244.2, 54.8%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.2, 38.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK35.9%, 38.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,275,356
CSS custom property--colour: #8D87DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#727823

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C93DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A8EDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7897A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 25.2Royal blue · ΔE 26Plum · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6DC87
Analogous#87ABDC, #B887DC
Triadic#DC8D87, #87DC8D
Split complementary#DCB887, #ABDC87
Tetradic#DC87AB, #D6DC87, #87DCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFDFF
Lighter +20%#D8D6F3
Lighter +10%#B3AEE8
Darker −10%#6760D0
Darker −20%#4339C4
Darker −30%#352E9C
Darker −40%#282275
More saturated +25%#7C74EF
Less saturated −25%#9E9AC9

Channel breakdown

R141
G135
B220
Red141 (55.3%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue244.24°
Saturation (HSL)54.84%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 87 · B DC

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