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Recognised as Colour

#848AE1

  • #848AE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#848AE1 is a blue with RGB values 132, 138, 225 and HSL 236°, 61%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#848AE1#848AE1
HEX#848AE1
RGBrgb(132, 138, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5412, 0.8824
RGB percentages51.8%, 54.1%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(236.1, 60.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 41.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK41.3%, 38.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,686,305
CSS custom property--colour: #848AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28519WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#7B751E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B95E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#668EDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#679BABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.1Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1DB84
Analogous#84B8E1, #AC84E1
Triadic#E1848A, #8AE184
Split complementary#E1AC84, #B9E184
Tetradic#E184B8, #E1DB84, #84E1AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6D8F5
Lighter +10%#ADB1EB
Darker −10%#5B63D7
Darker −20%#323CCD
Darker −30%#2830A4
Darker −40%#1E247B
More saturated +25%#7179F4
Less saturated −25%#979BCE

Channel breakdown

R132
G138
B225
Red132 (51.8%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue236.13°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 8A · B E1

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