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Recognised as Colour

#837EE8

  • #837EE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#837EE8 is a blue with RGB values 131, 126, 232 and HSL 243°, 70%, 70%. 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

#837EE8#837EE8
HEX#837EE8
RGBrgb(131, 126, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.4941, 0.9098
RGB percentages51.4%, 49.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(242.8, 69.7%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.8, 45.7%, 91%)
CMYK43.5%, 45.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,617,704
CSS custom property--colour: #837EE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#7C8117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#548EECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F87E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6394A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 9.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Royal blue · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E87E
Analogous#7EAEE8, #B87EE8
Triadic#E8837E, #7EE883
Split complementary#E8B87E, #AEE87E
Tetradic#E87EAE, #E3E87E, #7EE8B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6D5F7
Lighter +10%#ADA9F0
Darker −10%#5953E0
Darker −20%#3027D9
Darker −30%#261FAE
Darker −40%#1C1783
More saturated +25%#726BFB
Less saturated −25%#9491D5

Channel breakdown

R131
G126
B232
Red131 (51.4%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue242.83°
Saturation (HSL)69.74%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 7E · B E8

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