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Recognised as Colour

#838AAB

  • #838AAB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#838AAB is a blue with RGB values 131, 138, 171 and HSL 229°, 19%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#838AAB#838AAB
HEX#838AAB
RGBrgb(131, 138, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5412, 0.6706
RGB percentages51.4%, 54.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(229.5, 19.2%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 23.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK23.4%, 19.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,620,715
CSS custom property--colour: #838AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#7C7554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#818DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E8AAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#799095no 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 text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.3Slate grey · ΔE 11.6Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Gray · ΔE 19.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Dark grey · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABA483
Analogous#839EAB, #9083AB
Triadic#AB838A, #8AAB83
Split complementary#AB9083, #9EAB83
Tetradic#AB839E, #ABA483, #83AB90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFD
Lighter +30%#DEE0E9
Lighter +20%#C0C3D4
Lighter +10%#A1A7C0
Darker −10%#656E96
Darker −20%#515777
Darker −30%#3C4159
Darker −40%#282B3A
More saturated +25%#6979C5
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R131
G138
B171
Red131 (51.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue229.5°
Saturation (HSL)19.23%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 8A · B AB

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