Colour

#838DB6

#838DB6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#838DB6 is a blue with RGB values 131, 141, 182 and HSL 228°, 26%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#838DB6

RGBrgb(131, 141, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5529, 0.7137

RGB percentages51.4%, 55.3%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(228.2, 25.9%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 28%, 71.4%)

CMYK28%, 22.5%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,621,494

CSS custom property--colour: #838DB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#7C7249

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8191B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D8DB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#76959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8 Gray · ΔE 24 Dark grey · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6AC83

Analogous#83A6B6, #9383B6

Triadic#B6838D, #8DB683

Split complementary#B69383, #A6B683

Tetradic#B683A7, #B6AC83, #83B693

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3E6EF

Lighter +20%#C3C8DC

Lighter +10%#A3ABC9

Darker −10%#636FA3

Darker −20%#4E5985

Darker −30%#3B4365

Darker −40%#282E45

More saturated +25%#6A7ECF

Less saturated −25%#9C9C9D

Channel breakdown

R131

G141

B182

Red131 (51.4%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue228.24°

Saturation (HSL)25.89%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 8D · B B6

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Colour values

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