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Colour

#848CE1

  • #848CE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#848CE1 is a blue with RGB values 132, 140, 225 and HSL 235°, 61%, 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

#848CE1#848CE1
HEX#848CE1
RGBrgb(132, 140, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.549, 0.8824
RGB percentages51.8%, 54.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(234.8, 60.8%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 41.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK41.3%, 37.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,686,817
CSS custom property--colour: #848CE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#7B731E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E97E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#688FDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#679DACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1D984
Analogous#84BAE1, #AB84E1
Triadic#E1848C, #8CE184
Split complementary#E1AB84, #BAE184
Tetradic#E184BA, #E1D984, #84E1AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D6D9F5
Lighter +10%#ADB2EB
Darker −10%#5B66D7
Darker −20%#323FCD
Darker −30%#2833A4
Darker −40%#1E267B
More saturated +25%#717CF4
Less saturated −25%#979CCE

Channel breakdown

R132
G140
B225
Red132 (51.8%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue234.84°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 8C · B E1

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