Colour

#849BCE

#849BCE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#849BCE is a blue with RGB values 132, 155, 206 and HSL 221°, 43%, 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

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HEX#849BCE

RGBrgb(132, 155, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6078, 0.8078

RGB percentages51.8%, 60.8%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(221.4, 43%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 35.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK35.9%, 24.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,690,638

CSS custom property--colour: #849BCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#7B6431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A9FD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8398CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6DA5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 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 text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9 Slate grey · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CEB784

Analogous#84C0CE, #9284CE

Triadic#CE849B, #9BCE84

Split complementary#CE9284, #C0CE84

Tetradic#CE84C0, #CEB784, #84CE92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F4FA

Lighter +20%#CDD6EB

Lighter +10%#A8B9DD

Darker −10%#607DBF

Darker −20%#4363A9

Darker −30%#354D84

Darker −40%#263860

More saturated +25%#6F93E3

Less saturated −25%#9AA3B9

Channel breakdown

R132

G155

B206

Red132 (51.8%)

Green155 (60.8%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue221.35°

Saturation (HSL)43.02%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 9B · B CE

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Colour values

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