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Recognised as Colour

#849EDA

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

#849EDA is a blue with RGB values 132, 158, 218 and HSL 222°, 54%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#849EDA#849EDA
HEX#849EDA
RGBrgb(132, 158, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6196, 0.8549
RGB percentages51.8%, 62%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(221.9, 53.7%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 39.4%, 85.5%)
CMYK39.4%, 27.5%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,691,418
CSS custom property--colour: #849EDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.88:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#7B6125

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A3DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#819BD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#68AAB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC084
Analogous#84C9DA, #9584DA
Triadic#DA849E, #9EDA84
Split complementary#DA9584, #C9DA84
Tetradic#DA84C9, #DAC084, #84DA95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFD
Lighter +20%#D2DCF2
Lighter +10%#ABBDE6
Darker −10%#5D7FCE
Darker −20%#3962BF
Darker −30%#2E4E97
Darker −40%#223970
More saturated +25%#7096EE
Less saturated −25%#98A6C6

Channel breakdown

R132
G158
B218
Red132 (51.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue221.86°
Saturation (HSL)53.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 9E · B DA

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