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Colour

#849FDC

  • #849FDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#849FDC is a blue with RGB values 132, 159, 220 and HSL 222°, 56%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#849FDC#849FDC
HEX#849FDC
RGBrgb(132, 159, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6235, 0.8627
RGB percentages51.8%, 62.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(221.6, 55.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 40%, 86.3%)
CMYK40%, 27.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,691,676
CSS custom property--colour: #849FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#7B6023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA4DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#819CDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#67ACB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Light steelblue · ΔE 23.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC184
Analogous#84CBDC, #9584DC
Triadic#DC849F, #9FDC84
Split complementary#DC9584, #CBDC84
Tetradic#DC84CB, #DCC184, #84DC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFE
Lighter +20%#D3DDF3
Lighter +10%#ACBEE7
Darker −10%#5C80D1
Darker −20%#3762C3
Darker −30%#2C4E9B
Darker −40%#213A73
More saturated +25%#7097F0
Less saturated −25%#98A7C8

Channel breakdown

R132
G159
B220
Red132 (51.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue221.59°
Saturation (HSL)55.7%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 9F · B DC

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