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Recognised as Colour

#837CED

  • #837CED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#837CED is a blue with RGB values 131, 124, 237 and HSL 244°, 76%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#837CED#837CED
HEX#837CED
RGBrgb(131, 124, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4863, 0.9294
RGB percentages51.4%, 48.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(243.7, 75.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.7, 47.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK44.7%, 47.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,617,197
CSS custom property--colour: #837CED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#7C8312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C8EF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4786EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6094A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9Slate blue · ΔE 13.2Royal blue · ΔE 13.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.99, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6ED7C
Analogous#7CAEED, #BB7CED
Triadic#ED837C, #7CED83
Split complementary#EDBB7C, #AEED7C
Tetradic#ED7CAE, #E6ED7C, #7CEDBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8D6F9
Lighter +10%#ADA9F3
Darker −10%#594FE7
Darker −20%#2E22E1
Darker −30%#2319B7
Darker −40%#1A138A
More saturated +25%#736AFF
Less saturated −25%#938FDA

Channel breakdown

R131
G124
B237
Red131 (51.4%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue243.72°
Saturation (HSL)75.84%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 7C · B ED

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