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Recognised as Colour

#849FFB

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

#849FFB is a blue with RGB values 132, 159, 251 and HSL 226°, 94%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#849FFB#849FFB
HEX#849FFB
RGBrgb(132, 159, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6235, 0.9843
RGB percentages51.8%, 62.4%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(226.4, 93.7%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.4, 47.4%, 98.4%)
CMYK47.4%, 36.7%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,691,707
CSS custom property--colour: #849FFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#7B6004

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#709EF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#55B2C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 29Slate blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBE084
Analogous#84DBFB, #A484FB
Triadic#FB849F, #9FFB84
Split complementary#FBA584, #DAFB84
Tetradic#FB84DB, #FBE084, #84FBA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7ECFE
Lighter +10%#B5C6FD
Darker −10%#5378F9
Darker −20%#2152F8
Darker −30%#0738DF
Darker −40%#062CAD
More saturated +25%#809DFF
Less saturated −25%#94A8EB

Channel breakdown

R132
G159
B251
Red132 (51.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue226.39°
Saturation (HSL)93.7%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 9F · B FB

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