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Recognised as Colour

#848DB7

  • #848DB7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#848DB7 is a blue with RGB values 132, 141, 183 and HSL 229°, 26%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#848DB7#848DB7
HEX#848DB7
RGBrgb(132, 141, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5529, 0.7176
RGB percentages51.8%, 55.3%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(229.4, 26.2%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 27.9%, 71.8%)
CMYK27.9%, 23%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,687,031
CSS custom property--colour: #848DB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#7B7248

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8191B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8DB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#77959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22Gray · ΔE 24.6Thistle · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7AE84
Analogous#84A6B7, #9584B7
Triadic#B7848D, #8DB784
Split complementary#B79584, #A6B784
Tetradic#B784A6, #B7AE84, #84B795

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E6EF
Lighter +20%#C4C9DD
Lighter +10%#A4ABCA
Darker −10%#646FA4
Darker −20%#4F5886
Darker −30%#3C4366
Darker −40%#292E46
More saturated +25%#6C7DCF
Less saturated −25%#9C9D9F

Channel breakdown

R132
G141
B183
Red132 (51.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)26.15%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 8D · B B7

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