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Recognised as Colour

#8194C5

  • #8194C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8194C5 is a blue with RGB values 129, 148, 197 and HSL 223°, 37%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8194C5#8194C5
HEX#8194C5
RGBrgb(129, 148, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.5804, 0.7725
RGB percentages50.6%, 58%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(223.2, 37%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 34.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK34.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,492,229
CSS custom property--colour: #8194C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#7E6B3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8498C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E92C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#6D9EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B281
Analogous#81B6C5, #9081C5
Triadic#C58194, #94C581
Split complementary#C59081, #B6C581
Tetradic#C581B6, #C5B281, #81C590

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEDF5
Lighter +20%#C7CFE5
Lighter +10%#A4B2D5
Darker −10%#5E76B5
Darker −20%#475E99
Darker −30%#374876
Darker −40%#263354
More saturated +25%#6A8ADC
Less saturated −25%#989EAE

Channel breakdown

R129
G148
B197
Red129 (50.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue223.24°
Saturation (HSL)36.96%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 94 · B C5

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