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Recognised as Colour

#839FD5

  • #839FD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#839FD5 is a blue with RGB values 131, 159, 213 and HSL 220°, 49%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#839FD5#839FD5
HEX#839FD5
RGBrgb(131, 159, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6235, 0.8353
RGB percentages51.4%, 62.4%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(219.5, 49.4%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 38.5%, 83.5%)
CMYK38.5%, 25.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,626,133
CSS custom property--colour: #839FD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#7C602A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CA3D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#849BD4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#68AAB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5B983
Analogous#83C8D5, #9083D5
Triadic#D5839F, #9FD583
Split complementary#D59083, #C8D583
Tetradic#D583C8, #D5B983, #83D590

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F7FC
Lighter +20%#CFDAEF
Lighter +10%#A9BCE2
Darker −10%#5D82C8
Darker −20%#3D66B5
Darker −30%#30518F
Darker −40%#233B69
More saturated +25%#6E98EA
Less saturated −25%#98A6C0

Channel breakdown

R131
G159
B213
Red131 (51.4%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue219.51°
Saturation (HSL)49.4%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 9F · B D5

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