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Recognised as Colour

#848BFA

  • #848BFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#848BFA is a blue with RGB values 132, 139, 250 and HSL 236°, 92%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#848BFA#848BFA
HEX#848BFA
RGBrgb(132, 139, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5451, 0.9804
RGB percentages51.8%, 54.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(236.4, 92.2%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 47.2%, 98%)
CMYK47.2%, 44.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,686,586
CSS custom property--colour: #848BFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#7B7405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E9AFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5491F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#59A2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAF384
Analogous#84C6FA, #B884FA
Triadic#FA848B, #8BFA84
Split complementary#FAB884, #C6FA84
Tetradic#FA84C6, #FAF384, #84FAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E7FE
Lighter +10%#B5B9FC
Darker −10%#535DF8
Darker −20%#222FF6
Darker −30%#0915DC
Darker −40%#0711AB
More saturated +25%#7F87FF
Less saturated −25%#9499EA

Channel breakdown

R132
G139
B250
Red132 (51.8%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue236.44°
Saturation (HSL)92.19%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 8B · B FA

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