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Recognised as Colour

#8274BA

  • #8274BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8274BA is a blue with RGB values 130, 116, 186 and HSL 252°, 34%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8274BA#8274BA
HEX#8274BA
RGBrgb(130, 116, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.4549, 0.7294
RGB percentages51%, 45.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(252, 33.7%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 37.6%, 72.9%)
CMYK30.1%, 37.6%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,549,562
CSS custom property--colour: #8274BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.16:1
Contrast with white4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#7D8B45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#607FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#617CB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#75808Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Plum · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACBA74
Analogous#7489BA, #A574BA
Triadic#BA8274, #74BA82
Split complementary#BAA574, #89BA74
Tetradic#BA7489, #ACBA74, #74BAA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFCFE
Lighter +30%#DEDAED
Lighter +20%#BFB8DC
Lighter +10%#A196CB
Darker −10%#6453A8
Darker −20%#504286
Darker −30%#3B3164
Darker −40%#272141
More saturated +25%#725AD4
Less saturated −25%#928EA0

Channel breakdown

R130
G116
B186
Red130 (51%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)33.65%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 74 · B BA

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