Recognised as Colour

#857CB2

#857CB2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#857CB2 is a blue with RGB values 133, 124, 178 and HSL 250°, 26%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#857CB2

RGBrgb(133, 124, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4863, 0.698

RGB percentages52.2%, 48.6%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(250, 26%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250, 30.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK25.3%, 30.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,748,210

CSS custom property--colour: #857CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#7A834D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E84B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F82B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#7B858Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24 Slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Plum · ΔE 25.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A9B27C

Analogous#7C8EB2, #A07CB2

Triadic#B2857C, #7CB285

Split complementary#B2A07C, #8EB27C

Tetradic#B27C8E, #A9B27C, #7CB2A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFCFE

Lighter +30%#DFDCEB

Lighter +20%#C1BCD8

Lighter +10%#A39CC5

Darker −10%#685D9E

Darker −20%#534A7E

Darker −30%#3E375E

Darker −40%#29243E

More saturated +25%#7462CC

Less saturated −25%#969698

Channel breakdown

R133

G124

B178

Red133 (52.2%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue250°

Saturation (HSL)25.96%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 7C · B B2

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