Colour

#857CE7

#857CE7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#857CE7 is a blue with RGB values 133, 124, 231 and HSL 245°, 69%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#857CE7

RGBrgb(133, 124, 231)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.4863, 0.9059

RGB percentages52.2%, 48.6%, 90.6%

HSLhsl(245, 69%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245, 46.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK42.4%, 46.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,748,263

CSS custom property--colour: #857CE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#7A8318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#528DEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F86E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#6792A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 8.2 Slate blue · ΔE 14.3 Royal blue · ΔE 15.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEE77C

Analogous#7CA9E7, #BA7CE7

Triadic#E7857C, #7CE785

Split complementary#E7BA7C, #A9E77C

Tetradic#E77CA9, #DEE77C, #7CE7BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFF

Lighter +20%#D5D2F7

Lighter +10%#ADA7EF

Darker −10%#5D51DF

Darker −20%#3627D6

Darker −30%#2B1FAB

Darker −40%#201780

More saturated +25%#7569FA

Less saturated −25%#958FD4

Channel breakdown

R133

G124

B231

Red133 (52.2%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue231 (90.6%)

Hue245.05°

Saturation (HSL)69.03%

Lightness69.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 7C · B E7

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