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Colour

#838AAE

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

#838AAE is a blue with RGB values 131, 138, 174 and HSL 230°, 21%, 60%. 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

#838AAE#838AAE
HEX#838AAE
RGBrgb(131, 138, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5412, 0.6824
RGB percentages51.4%, 54.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(230.2, 21%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 24.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK24.7%, 20.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,620,718
CSS custom property--colour: #838AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26058WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#7C7551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808DB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8AADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#799196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Gray · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 22Dark grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA783
Analogous#83A0AE, #9183AE
Triadic#AE838A, #8AAE83
Split complementary#AE9283, #A0AE83
Tetradic#AE83A0, #AEA783, #83AE92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#E0E1EA
Lighter +20%#C1C4D6
Lighter +10%#A2A7C2
Darker −10%#646D9A
Darker −20%#50577B
Darker −30%#3C415C
Darker −40%#282B3D
More saturated +25%#6979C8
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R131
G138
B174
Red131 (51.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue230.23°
Saturation (HSL)20.98%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 8A · B AE

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