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Recognised as Colour

#839ACA

  • #839ACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#839ACA is a blue with RGB values 131, 154, 202 and HSL 221°, 40%, 65%. 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

#839ACA#839ACA
HEX#839ACA
RGBrgb(131, 154, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6039, 0.7922
RGB percentages51.4%, 60.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(220.6, 40.1%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 35.1%, 79.2%)
CMYK35.1%, 23.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,624,842
CSS custom property--colour: #839ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#7C6535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9DCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8397C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6EA4AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB383
Analogous#83BECA, #9083CA
Triadic#CA839A, #9ACA83
Split complementary#CA8F83, #BECA83
Tetradic#CA83BE, #CAB383, #83CA8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF1F8
Lighter +20%#CAD4E9
Lighter +10%#A7B7D9
Darker −10%#5F7DBB
Darker −20%#4563A2
Darker −30%#364D7E
Darker −40%#27375A
More saturated +25%#6D92E0
Less saturated −25%#99A2B4

Channel breakdown

R131
G154
B202
Red131 (51.4%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue220.56°
Saturation (HSL)40.11%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 9A · B CA

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