Colour

#839AC5

#839AC5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#839AC5 is a blue with RGB values 131, 154, 197 and HSL 219°, 36%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#839AC5

RGBrgb(131, 154, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6039, 0.7725

RGB percentages51.4%, 60.4%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(219.1, 36.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 33.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK33.5%, 21.8%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,624,837

CSS custom property--colour: #839AC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#7C653A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C9DC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8597C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6FA3A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3 Sky blue · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C5AE83

Analogous#83BBC5, #8D83C5

Triadic#C5839A, #9AC583

Split complementary#C58D83, #BBC583

Tetradic#C583BB, #C5AE83, #83C58D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBEFF6

Lighter +20%#C8D3E6

Lighter +10%#A6B6D5

Darker −10%#607EB5

Darker −20%#48659A

Darker −30%#384E77

Darker −40%#283754

More saturated +25%#6C93DC

Less saturated −25%#9AA1AE

Channel breakdown

R131

G154

B197

Red131 (51.4%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue219.09°

Saturation (HSL)36.26%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 9A · B C5

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Colour values

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