#837CCC

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #837CCC

Visually, #837CCC is defined as a moderate blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 131 red, 124 green, and 204 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 36% Cyan, 39% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#837CCC
RGB131, 124, 204
HSL245.2°, 44.0%, 64.3%
CMYK36%, 39%, 0%, 20%
HSV245.2°, 39.2%, 80.0%
LAB55.7, 21.6, -40.6
XYZ27.5, 23.6, 60.2
Decimal8617164

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.67:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.72:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.86:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #837CCC; }
.text-color { color: #837CCC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #837CCC; }

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