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Recognised as Colour

#858BE9

  • #858BE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#858BE9 is a blue with RGB values 133, 139, 233 and HSL 236°, 69%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#858BE9#858BE9
HEX#858BE9
RGBrgb(133, 139, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5451, 0.9137
RGB percentages52.2%, 54.5%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(236.4, 69.4%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 42.9%, 91.4%)
CMYK42.9%, 40.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,752,105
CSS custom property--colour: #858BE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#7A7416

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6997EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6290E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#659EAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Medium purple · ΔE 16.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 19Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E385
Analogous#85BDE9, #B185E9
Triadic#E9858B, #8BE985
Split complementary#E9B185, #BDE985
Tetradic#E985BD, #E9E385, #85E9B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBDDF9
Lighter +10%#B0B4F1
Darker −10%#5A62E1
Darker −20%#2F39D9
Darker −30%#2129B4
Darker −40%#191F89
More saturated +25%#737BFB
Less saturated −25%#979BD7

Channel breakdown

R133
G139
B233
Red133 (52.2%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue236.4°
Saturation (HSL)69.44%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 8B · B E9

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