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Recognised as Colour

#857FCC

  • #857FCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#857FCC is a blue with RGB values 133, 127, 204 and HSL 245°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#857FCC#857FCC
HEX#857FCC
RGBrgb(133, 127, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.498, 0.8
RGB percentages52.2%, 49.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(244.7, 43%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.7, 37.7%, 80%)
CMYK34.8%, 37.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,749,004
CSS custom property--colour: #857FCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#7A8033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#678ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6586CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#738D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6CC7F
Analogous#7FA0CC, #AB7FCC
Triadic#CC857F, #7FCC85
Split complementary#CCAB7F, #A0CC7F
Tetradic#CC7FA0, #C6CC7F, #7FCCAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDECF8
Lighter +20%#CBC8E9
Lighter +10%#A8A3DB
Darker −10%#625BBD
Darker −20%#4941A4
Darker −30%#39337F
Darker −40%#28245B
More saturated +25%#7269E2
Less saturated −25%#9895B6

Channel breakdown

R133
G127
B204
Red133 (52.2%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue244.68°
Saturation (HSL)43.02%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 7F · B CC

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