Colour

#857F99

#857F99
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#857F99 is a blue with RGB values 133, 127, 153 and HSL 254°, 11%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#857F99

RGBrgb(133, 127, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.498, 0.6

RGB percentages52.2%, 49.8%, 60%

HSLhsl(253.8, 11.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 17%, 60%)

CMYK13.1%, 17%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,748,953

CSS custom property--colour: #857F99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#7A8066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A839Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A8298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#818388no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Gray · ΔE 15.2 Dim grey · ΔE 18.2 Dark grey · ΔE 21.2 Steel blue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93997F

Analogous#7F8699, #927F99

Triadic#99857F, #7F9985

Split complementary#99927F, #86997F

Tetradic#997F86, #93997F, #7F9992

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F1F3

Lighter +30%#D6D4DD

Lighter +20%#BBB8C6

Lighter +10%#A09BB0

Darker −10%#6C667F

Darker −20%#544F63

Darker −30%#3C3847

Darker −40%#24222A

More saturated +25%#7662B6

Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R133

G127

B153

Red133 (52.2%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue253.85°

Saturation (HSL)11.3%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 7F · B 99

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