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Recognised as Colour

#837CBC

  • #837CBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#837CBC is a blue with RGB values 131, 124, 188 and HSL 247°, 32%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#837CBC#837CBC
HEX#837CBC
RGBrgb(131, 124, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4863, 0.7373
RGB percentages51.4%, 48.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(246.6, 32.3%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.6, 34%, 73.7%)
CMYK30.3%, 34%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,617,148
CSS custom property--colour: #837CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#7C8343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A85BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6982BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#768793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Plum · ΔE 26.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5BC7C
Analogous#7C95BC, #A37CBC
Triadic#BC837C, #7CBC83
Split complementary#BCA37C, #95BC7C
Tetradic#BC7C95, #B5BC7C, #7CBCA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E1F0
Lighter +20%#C3BFDF
Lighter +10%#A39ECD
Darker −10%#635AAB
Darker −20%#4E478B
Darker −30%#3B3669
Darker −40%#282547
More saturated +25%#7063D5
Less saturated −25%#9695A3

Channel breakdown

R131
G124
B188
Red131 (51.4%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue246.56°
Saturation (HSL)32.32%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 7C · B BC

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