Colour

#8282B8

#8282B8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8282B8 is a blue with RGB values 130, 130, 184 and HSL 240°, 28%, 62%. 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

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HEX#8282B8

RGBrgb(130, 130, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5098, 0.7216

RGB percentages51%, 51%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(240, 27.6%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 29.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK29.3%, 29.3%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,553,144

CSS custom property--colour: #8282B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#7D7D47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7389BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7185B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#758C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Plum · ΔE 27.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B8B882

Analogous#829DB8, #9D82B8

Triadic#B88282, #82B882

Split complementary#B89D82, #9DB882

Tetradic#B8829D, #B8B882, #82B89D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E4E4EF

Lighter +20%#C3C3DD

Lighter +10%#A3A3CA

Darker −10%#6161A6

Darker −20%#4D4D87

Darker −30%#3A3A67

Darker −40%#282846

More saturated +25%#6A6AD1

Less saturated −25%#9B9BA0

Channel breakdown

R130

G130

B184

Red130 (51%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)27.55%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 82 · G 82 · B B8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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