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Recognised as Colour

#826AE8

  • #826AE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#826AE8 is a blue with RGB values 130, 106, 232 and HSL 251°, 73%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#826AE8#826AE8
HEX#826AE8
RGBrgb(130, 106, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.4157, 0.9098
RGB percentages51%, 41.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(251.4, 73.3%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 54.3%, 91%)
CMYK44%, 54.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,547,048
CSS custom property--colour: #826AE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#7D9517

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2781ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#297BE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Tritanopia#63859Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 4.7Slate blue · ΔE 8.9Medium purple · ΔE 11.4Royal blue · ΔE 15Medium orchid · ΔE 23.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0E86A
Analogous#6A91E8, #C16AE8
Triadic#E8826A, #6AE882
Split complementary#E8C16A, #91E86A
Tetradic#E86A91, #D0E86A, #6AE8C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1EFFC
Lighter +20%#CCC2F6
Lighter +10%#A796EF
Darker −10%#5D3EE1
Darker −20%#4020CC
Darker −30%#3319A0
Darker −40%#251274
More saturated +25%#7554FE
Less saturated −25%#8F7FD3

Channel breakdown

R130
G106
B232
Red130 (51%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue251.43°
Saturation (HSL)73.26%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 6A · B E8

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