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Recognised as Colour

#856EE8

  • #856EE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#856EE8 is a blue with RGB values 133, 110, 232 and HSL 251°, 73%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#856EE8#856EE8
HEX#856EE8
RGBrgb(133, 110, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4314, 0.9098
RGB percentages52.2%, 43.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(251.3, 72.6%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 52.6%, 91%)
CMYK42.7%, 52.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,744,680
CSS custom property--colour: #856EE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#7A9117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3484ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#367EE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6888A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.3Slate blue · ΔE 9Medium purple · ΔE 9.1Royal blue · ΔE 14.7Medium orchid · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1E86E
Analogous#6E94E8, #C26EE8
Triadic#E8856E, #6EE885
Split complementary#E8C26E, #94E86E
Tetradic#E86E94, #D1E86E, #6EE8C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F2FD
Lighter +20%#CFC6F6
Lighter +10%#AA9AEF
Darker −10%#6042E1
Darker −20%#4221CF
Darker −30%#341AA3
Darker −40%#261377
More saturated +25%#7859FD
Less saturated −25%#9283D3

Channel breakdown

R133
G110
B232
Red133 (52.2%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue251.31°
Saturation (HSL)72.62%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 6E · B E8

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