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Colour

#8397C7

  • #8397C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8397C7 is a blue with RGB values 131, 151, 199 and HSL 222°, 38%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8397C7#8397C7
HEX#8397C7
RGBrgb(131, 151, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5922, 0.7804
RGB percentages51.4%, 59.2%, 78%
HSLhsl(222.4, 37.8%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 34.2%, 78%)
CMYK34.2%, 24.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,624,071
CSS custom property--colour: #8397C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#7C6838

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879BC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8195C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#6FA1A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Light skyblue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7B383
Analogous#83B9C7, #9183C7
Triadic#C78397, #97C783
Split complementary#C79183, #B9C783
Tetradic#C783B9, #C7B383, #83C791

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEFF7
Lighter +20%#C9D2E7
Lighter +10%#A6B4D7
Darker −10%#607AB7
Darker −20%#47609D
Darker −30%#374B7A
Darker −40%#273557
More saturated +25%#6C8EDE
Less saturated −25%#99A0B0

Channel breakdown

R131
G151
B199
Red131 (51.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)37.78%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 97 · B C7

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