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Recognised as Colour

#82799F

  • #82799F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#82799F is a blue with RGB values 130, 121, 159 and HSL 254°, 17%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#82799F#82799F
HEX#82799F
RGBrgb(130, 121, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.4745, 0.6235
RGB percentages51%, 47.5%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(254.2, 16.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 23.9%, 62.4%)
CMYK18.2%, 23.9%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,550,815
CSS custom property--colour: #82799F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#7D8660

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#717EA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#727E9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7D7F86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 22.4Dim grey · ΔE 23.9Dark grey · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#969F79
Analogous#79839F, #95799F
Triadic#9F8279, #799F82
Split complementary#9F9579, #839F79
Tetradic#9F7983, #969F79, #799F95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F0F4
Lighter +30%#D5D2DF
Lighter +20%#B9B4CA
Lighter +10%#9E97B4
Darker −10%#696085
Darker −20%#514A68
Darker −30%#3A354A
Darker −40%#23202C
More saturated +25%#735CBC
Less saturated −25%#8C8C8C

Channel breakdown

R130
G121
B159
Red130 (51%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue254.21°
Saturation (HSL)16.52%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 79 · B 9F

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