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Recognised as Colour

#837DEC

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

#837DEC is a blue with RGB values 131, 125, 236 and HSL 243°, 74%, 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

#837DEC#837DEC
HEX#837DEC
RGBrgb(131, 125, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4902, 0.9255
RGB percentages51.4%, 49%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(243.2, 74.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 47%, 92.5%)
CMYK44.5%, 47%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,617,452
CSS custom property--colour: #837DEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#7C8213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F8EF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A87EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6194A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.1Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 14.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6EC7D
Analogous#7DAEEC, #BA7DEC
Triadic#EC837D, #7DEC83
Split complementary#ECBA7D, #AFEC7D
Tetradic#EC7DAF, #E6EC7D, #7DECBA

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%#5951E5
Darker −20%#2E24DF
Darker −30%#231BB5
Darker −40%#1A1489
More saturated +25%#726AFF
Less saturated −25%#9490D9

Channel breakdown

R131
G125
B236
Red131 (51.4%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue243.24°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 7D · B EC

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