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Recognised as Colour

#839ED7

  • #839ED7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#839ED7 is a blue with RGB values 131, 158, 215 and HSL 221°, 51%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#839ED7#839ED7
HEX#839ED7
RGBrgb(131, 158, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6196, 0.8431
RGB percentages51.4%, 62%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(220.7, 51.2%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 39.1%, 84.3%)
CMYK39.1%, 26.5%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,625,879
CSS custom property--colour: #839ED7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#7C6128

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA2DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#829BD6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#68AAB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Slate grey · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7BC83
Analogous#83C8D7, #9283D7
Triadic#D7839E, #9ED783
Split complementary#D79283, #C8D783
Tetradic#D783C8, #D7BC83, #83D792

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8FC
Lighter +20%#D0DAF0
Lighter +10%#AABCE3
Darker −10%#5C80CB
Darker −20%#3C64B8
Darker −30%#2F4F92
Darker −40%#233A6B
More saturated +25%#6F97EC
Less saturated −25%#98A5C3

Channel breakdown

R131
G158
B215
Red131 (51.4%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue220.71°
Saturation (HSL)51.22%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 9E · B D7

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