Recognised as Colour

#8285AA

#8285AA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8285AA is a blue with RGB values 130, 133, 170 and HSL 235°, 19%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8285AA

RGBrgb(130, 133, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5216, 0.6667

RGB percentages51%, 52.2%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(235.5, 19%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.5, 23.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK23.5%, 21.8%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,553,898

CSS custom property--colour: #8285AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#7D7A55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B89ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7986A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#798B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.9 Slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Steel blue · ΔE 17.1 Gray · ΔE 21.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 24 Dim grey · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AAA782

Analogous#8299AA, #9382AA

Triadic#AA8285, #85AA82

Split complementary#AA9382, #99AA82

Tetradic#AA8299, #AAA782, #82AA93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFCFD

Lighter +30%#DDDEE8

Lighter +20%#BFC0D3

Lighter +10%#A0A3BF

Darker −10%#656894

Darker −20%#505376

Darker −30%#3B3E57

Darker −40%#272839

More saturated +25%#686FC4

Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R130

G133

B170

Red130 (51%)

Green133 (52.2%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue235.5°

Saturation (HSL)19.05%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 82 · G 85 · B AA

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