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Colour

#8397D0

  • #8397D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8397D0 is a blue with RGB values 131, 151, 208 and HSL 224°, 45%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8397D0#8397D0
HEX#8397D0
RGBrgb(131, 151, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5922, 0.8157
RGB percentages51.4%, 59.2%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(224.4, 45%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 37%, 81.6%)
CMYK37%, 27.4%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,624,080
CSS custom property--colour: #8397D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31513WCAG 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 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7C682F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D95CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6BA2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0BC83
Analogous#83BED0, #9583D0
Triadic#D08397, #97D083
Split complementary#D09583, #BDD083
Tetradic#D083BE, #D0BC83, #83D095

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F4FA
Lighter +20%#CDD5EC
Lighter +10%#A8B6DE
Darker −10%#5E78C2
Darker −20%#415DAC
Darker −30%#334987
Darker −40%#253562
More saturated +25%#6E8DE5
Less saturated −25%#98A1BB

Channel breakdown

R131
G151
B208
Red131 (51.4%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue224.42°
Saturation (HSL)45.03%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 97 · B D0

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