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Colour

#839BD4

  • #839BD4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#839BD4 is a blue with RGB values 131, 155, 212 and HSL 222°, 49%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#839BD4#839BD4
HEX#839BD4
RGBrgb(131, 155, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6078, 0.8314
RGB percentages51.4%, 60.8%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(222.2, 48.5%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 38.2%, 83.1%)
CMYK38.2%, 26.9%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,625,108
CSS custom property--colour: #839BD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#7C642B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889FD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8098D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#69A7AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4BC83
Analogous#83C4D4, #9383D4
Triadic#D4839B, #9BD483
Split complementary#D49483, #C3D483
Tetradic#D483C4, #D4BC83, #83D493

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FB
Lighter +20%#CFD8EE
Lighter +10%#A9BAE1
Darker −10%#5D7CC7
Darker −20%#3E61B3
Darker −30%#314C8D
Darker −40%#243867
More saturated +25%#6E92E9
Less saturated −25%#98A4BF

Channel breakdown

R131
G155
B212
Red131 (51.4%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue222.22°
Saturation (HSL)48.5%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 9B · B D4

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