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Recognised as Colour

#8285D4

  • #8285D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8285D4 is a blue with RGB values 130, 133, 212 and HSL 238°, 49%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8285D4#8285D4
HEX#8285D4
RGBrgb(130, 133, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5216, 0.8314
RGB percentages51%, 52.2%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(237.8, 48.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 38.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK38.7%, 37.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,553,940
CSS custom property--colour: #8285D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#7D7A2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B8FD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6689D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#6A94A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Medium purple · ΔE 21Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4D182
Analogous#82AED4, #A882D4
Triadic#D48285, #85D482
Split complementary#D4A882, #AED482
Tetradic#D482AE, #D4D182, #82D4A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F4FB
Lighter +20%#CECFEE
Lighter +10%#A8AAE1
Darker −10%#5C60C7
Darker −20%#3D42B3
Darker −30%#30348D
Darker −40%#232667
More saturated +25%#6D72E9
Less saturated −25%#9798BF

Channel breakdown

R130
G133
B212
Red130 (51%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue237.8°
Saturation (HSL)48.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 85 · B D4

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