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Recognised as Colour

#848CDF

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

#848CDF is a blue with RGB values 132, 140, 223 and HSL 235°, 59%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#848CDF#848CDF
HEX#848CDF
RGBrgb(132, 140, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.549, 0.8745
RGB percentages51.8%, 54.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(234.7, 58.7%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 40.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK40.8%, 37.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,686,815
CSS custom property--colour: #848CDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#7B7320

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F96E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#698FDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#689DABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 27Slate blue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFD784
Analogous#84B9DF, #AA84DF
Triadic#DF848C, #8CDF84
Split complementary#DFAA84, #B9DF84
Tetradic#DF84B9, #DFD784, #84DFAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#D5D8F4
Lighter +10%#ACB2EA
Darker −10%#5C66D4
Darker −20%#3441C9
Darker −30%#2A34A0
Darker −40%#1F2778
More saturated +25%#717CF2
Less saturated −25%#979CCC

Channel breakdown

R132
G140
B223
Red132 (51.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue234.73°
Saturation (HSL)58.71%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 8C · B DF

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