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Recognised as Colour

#8282B3

  • #8282B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8282B3 is a blue with RGB values 130, 130, 179 and HSL 240°, 24%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8282B3#8282B3
HEX#8282B3
RGBrgb(130, 130, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5098, 0.702
RGB percentages51%, 51%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(240, 24.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 27.4%, 70.2%)
CMYK27.4%, 27.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,553,139
CSS custom property--colour: #8282B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#7D7D4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7588B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7385B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#768B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 27.7Plum · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3B382
Analogous#829BB3, #9B82B3
Triadic#B38282, #82B382
Split complementary#B39B82, #9BB382
Tetradic#B3829B, #B3B382, #82B39B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E1ED
Lighter +20%#C1C1DA
Lighter +10%#A2A2C6
Darker −10%#6262A0
Darker −20%#4E4E81
Darker −30%#3B3B61
Darker −40%#282841
More saturated +25%#6969CC
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R130
G130
B179
Red130 (51%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)24.38%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 82 · B B3

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