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Recognised as Colour

#848FB2

  • #848FB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#848FB2 is a blue with RGB values 132, 143, 178 and HSL 226°, 23%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#848FB2#848FB2
HEX#848FB2
RGBrgb(132, 143, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5608, 0.698
RGB percentages51.8%, 56.1%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(225.7, 23%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 25.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK25.8%, 19.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,687,538
CSS custom property--colour: #848FB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#7B704D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8592B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#818EB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#78969Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20Gray · ΔE 20.9Dark grey · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2A784
Analogous#84A6B2, #9084B2
Triadic#B2848F, #8FB284
Split complementary#B29084, #A6B284
Tetradic#B284A6, #B2A784, #84B290

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E5ED
Lighter +20%#C3C8D9
Lighter +10%#A3ACC6
Darker −10%#65729E
Darker −20%#505C80
Darker −30%#3C4561
Darker −40%#292F41
More saturated +25%#6B82CB
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R132
G143
B178
Red132 (51.8%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue225.65°
Saturation (HSL)23%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 8F · B B2

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