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Recognised as Colour

#838AFA

  • #838AFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#838AFA is a blue with RGB values 131, 138, 250 and HSL 236°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#838AFA#838AFA
HEX#838AFA
RGBrgb(131, 138, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5412, 0.9804
RGB percentages51.4%, 54.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(236.5, 92.2%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.5, 47.6%, 98%)
CMYK47.6%, 44.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,620,794
CSS custom property--colour: #838AFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#7C7505

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C99FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5290F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#57A2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.1Royal blue · ΔE 16.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF383
Analogous#83C5FA, #B883FA
Triadic#FA838A, #8AFA83
Split complementary#FAB883, #C5FA83
Tetradic#FA83C5, #FAF383, #83FAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E7FE
Lighter +10%#B4B8FC
Darker −10%#525CF8
Darker −20%#212DF6
Darker −30%#0915DB
Darker −40%#0710AA
More saturated +25%#7E86FF
Less saturated −25%#9398EA

Channel breakdown

R131
G138
B250
Red131 (51.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue236.47°
Saturation (HSL)92.25%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 8A · B FA

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