Colour

#839CB3

#839CB3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#839CB3 is a blue with RGB values 131, 156, 179 and HSL 209°, 24%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#839CB3

RGBrgb(131, 156, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6118, 0.702

RGB percentages51.4%, 61.2%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(208.7, 24%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 26.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK26.8%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,625,331

CSS custom property--colour: #839CB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#7C634C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#939CB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D97B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#75A1A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.3 Slate grey · ΔE 11.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4 Dark grey · ΔE 16.3 Gray · ΔE 18 Cadetblue · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B39A83

Analogous#83B3B2, #8384B3

Triadic#B3839C, #9CB383

Split complementary#B38384, #B3B283

Tetradic#B283B3, #B39A83, #84B383

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2E8ED

Lighter +20%#C2CEDA

Lighter +10%#A3B5C6

Darker −10%#6383A0

Darker −20%#4F6981

Darker −30%#3C4F61

Darker −40%#283642

More saturated +25%#6A9DCC

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R131

G156

B179

Red131 (51.4%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue208.75°

Saturation (HSL)24%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 9C · B B3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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