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Colour

#849AAB

  • #849AAB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#849AAB is a blue with RGB values 132, 154, 171 and HSL 206°, 19%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#849AAB#849AAB
HEX#849AAB
RGBrgb(132, 154, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6039, 0.6706
RGB percentages51.8%, 60.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(206.2, 18.8%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 22.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK22.8%, 9.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,690,347
CSS custom property--colour: #849AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7B6554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939AACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E95ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#799E9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.8Slate grey · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 13.8Gray · ΔE 15Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB9584
Analogous#84ABA9, #8486AB
Triadic#AB849A, #9AAB84
Split complementary#AB8487, #ABA984
Tetradic#A984AB, #AB9584, #86AB84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#DFE5E9
Lighter +20%#C1CCD4
Lighter +10%#A2B3C0
Darker −10%#668196
Darker −20%#526777
Darker −30%#3D4D59
Darker −40%#28333B
More saturated +25%#6A9DC5
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R132
G154
B171
Red132 (51.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue206.15°
Saturation (HSL)18.84%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 9A · B AB

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