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Colour

#849BCD

  • #849BCD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#849BCD is a blue with RGB values 132, 155, 205 and HSL 221°, 42%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#849BCD#849BCD
HEX#849BCD
RGBrgb(132, 155, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6078, 0.8039
RGB percentages51.8%, 60.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(221.1, 42.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 35.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,690,637
CSS custom property--colour: #849BCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#7B6432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9FCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8398CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6EA5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDB684
Analogous#84C0CD, #9284CD
Triadic#CD849B, #9BCD84
Split complementary#CD9284, #C0CD84
Tetradic#CD84C0, #CDB684, #84CD92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F3F9
Lighter +20%#CDD6EA
Lighter +10%#A8B8DC
Darker −10%#607EBE
Darker −20%#4463A7
Darker −30%#354E83
Darker −40%#26385F
More saturated +25%#6E93E3
Less saturated −25%#9AA3B7

Channel breakdown

R132
G155
B205
Red132 (51.8%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue221.1°
Saturation (HSL)42.2%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 9B · B CD

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