Recognised as Colour

#8287CA

#8287CA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8287CA is a blue with RGB values 130, 135, 202 and HSL 236°, 40%, 65%. 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

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HEX#8287CA

RGBrgb(130, 135, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5294, 0.7922

RGB percentages51%, 52.9%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(235.8, 40.4%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 35.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK35.6%, 33.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,554,442

CSS custom property--colour: #8287CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#7D7835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#728FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E8AC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Tritanopia#6E949Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3 Steel blue · ΔE 19.5 Plum · ΔE 27.1 Medium purple · ΔE 27.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAC582

Analogous#82ABCA, #A182CA

Triadic#CA8287, #87CA82

Split complementary#CAA182, #ABCA82

Tetradic#CA82AB, #CAC582, #82CAA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDEEF8

Lighter +20%#CACCE8

Lighter +10%#A6A9D9

Darker −10%#5E65BB

Darker −20%#444BA2

Darker −30%#353A7E

Darker −40%#262A5A

More saturated +25%#6C74E0

Less saturated −25%#989AB4

Channel breakdown

R130

G135

B202

Red130 (51%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue235.83°

Saturation (HSL)40.45%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 82 · G 87 · B CA

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