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Colour

#837BAE

  • #837BAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#837BAE is a blue with RGB values 131, 123, 174 and HSL 249°, 24%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#837BAE#837BAE
HEX#837BAE
RGBrgb(131, 123, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4824, 0.6824
RGB percentages51.4%, 48.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(249.4, 23.9%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.4, 29.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK24.7%, 29.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,616,878
CSS custom property--colour: #837BAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#7C8451

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E82B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E80ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7A848Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.1Plum · ΔE 26.8Gray · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6AE7B
Analogous#7B8DAE, #9C7BAE
Triadic#AE837B, #7BAE83
Split complementary#AE9C7B, #8DAE7B
Tetradic#AE7B8D, #A6AE7B, #7BAE9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF9FC
Lighter +30%#DCDAE8
Lighter +20%#BEBAD5
Lighter +10%#A19BC1
Darker −10%#675E98
Darker −20%#514A79
Darker −30%#3C3759
Darker −40%#27233A
More saturated +25%#7160C9
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R131
G123
B174
Red131 (51.4%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue249.41°
Saturation (HSL)23.94%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 7B · B AE

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