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Colour

#857BAA

  • #857BAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#857BAA is a blue with RGB values 133, 123, 170 and HSL 253°, 22%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#857BAA#857BAA
HEX#857BAA
RGBrgb(133, 123, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4824, 0.6667
RGB percentages52.2%, 48.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(252.8, 21.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.8, 27.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK21.8%, 27.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,747,946
CSS custom property--colour: #857BAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22055WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#7A8455

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7082ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7181A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#7E838Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 26.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.3Gray · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0AA7B
Analogous#7B88AA, #9D7BAA
Triadic#AA857B, #7BAA85
Split complementary#AA9D7B, #88AA7B
Tetradic#AA7B88, #A0AA7B, #7BAA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F7FA
Lighter +30%#DBD8E6
Lighter +20%#BEB9D2
Lighter +10%#A29ABE
Darker −10%#6A5F93
Darker −20%#544B74
Darker −30%#3D3755
Darker −40%#272336
More saturated +25%#7560C5
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R133
G123
B170
Red133 (52.2%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue252.77°
Saturation (HSL)21.66%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 7B · B AA

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