Colour

#837FA2

#837FA2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#837FA2 is a blue with RGB values 131, 127, 162 and HSL 247°, 16%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#837FA2

RGBrgb(131, 127, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.498, 0.6353

RGB percentages51.4%, 49.8%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(246.9, 15.8%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 21.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK19.1%, 21.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,617,890

CSS custom property--colour: #837FA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#7C805D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7783A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7782A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#7D858Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4 Slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Steel blue · ΔE 19.4 Gray · ΔE 20.3 Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Dark grey · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9EA27F

Analogous#7F8CA2, #957FA2

Triadic#A2837F, #7FA283

Split complementary#A2947F, #8DA27F

Tetradic#A27F8C, #9EA27F, #7FA295

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5F5F8

Lighter +30%#D9D8E2

Lighter +20%#BCBACD

Lighter +10%#A09DB7

Darker −10%#68648A

Darker −20%#524F6C

Darker −30%#3C394F

Darker −40%#252431

More saturated +25%#6E63BE

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R131

G127

B162

Red131 (51.4%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue246.86°

Saturation (HSL)15.84%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 7F · B A2

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Colour values

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