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Colour

#8195BE

  • #8195BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8195BE is a blue with RGB values 129, 149, 190 and HSL 220°, 32%, 63%. 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

#8195BE#8195BE
HEX#8195BE
RGBrgb(129, 149, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.5843, 0.7451
RGB percentages50.6%, 58.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(220.3, 31.9%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 32.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK32.1%, 21.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,492,478
CSS custom property--colour: #8195BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.7 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#949494
Inverted#7E6A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8898C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8292BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#709DA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 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 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Dark grey · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEAA81
Analogous#81B4BE, #8B81BE
Triadic#BE8195, #95BE81
Split complementary#BE8B81, #B4BE81
Tetradic#BE81B4, #BEAA81, #81BE8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EAF2
Lighter +20%#C4CEE1
Lighter +10%#A3B1CF
Darker −10%#5F79AD
Darker −20%#4A618F
Darker −30%#384A6E
Darker −40%#27334C
More saturated +25%#698DD6
Less saturated −25%#999DA6

Channel breakdown

R129
G149
B190
Red129 (50.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue220.33°
Saturation (HSL)31.94%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 95 · B BE

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