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Colour

#847DB3

  • #847DB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#847DB3 is a blue with RGB values 132, 125, 179 and HSL 248°, 26%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#847DB3#847DB3
HEX#847DB3
RGBrgb(132, 125, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.4902, 0.702
RGB percentages51.8%, 49%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(247.8, 26.2%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.8, 30.2%, 70.2%)
CMYK26.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,682,931
CSS custom property--colour: #847DB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#7B824C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F84B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F82B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7A8690no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Slate grey · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 26.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACB37D
Analogous#7D91B3, #9F7DB3
Triadic#B3847D, #7DB384
Split complementary#B39F7D, #91B37D
Tetradic#B37D91, #ACB37D, #7DB39F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DFDEEB
Lighter +20%#C1BDD9
Lighter +10%#A29DC6
Darker −10%#665DA0
Darker −20%#514B7F
Darker −30%#3D385F
Darker −40%#28253F
More saturated +25%#7163CD
Less saturated −25%#979799

Channel breakdown

R132
G125
B179
Red132 (51.8%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue247.78°
Saturation (HSL)26.21%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 7D · B B3

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