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Recognised as Colour

#8288B4

  • #8288B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8288B4 is a blue with RGB values 130, 136, 180 and HSL 233°, 25%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8288B4#8288B4
HEX#8288B4
RGBrgb(130, 136, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5333, 0.7059
RGB percentages51%, 53.3%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(232.8, 25%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 27.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK27.8%, 24.4%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,554,676
CSS custom property--colour: #8288B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#7D774B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7989B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#769097no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 24.3Gray · ΔE 25.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4AE82
Analogous#82A1B4, #9582B4
Triadic#B48288, #88B482
Split complementary#B49582, #A1B482
Tetradic#B482A1, #B4AE82, #82B495

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E3ED
Lighter +20%#C2C5DA
Lighter +10%#A2A6C7
Darker −10%#626AA1
Darker −20%#4E5482
Darker −30%#3B4062
Darker −40%#282B42
More saturated +25%#6975CD
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R130
G136
B180
Red130 (51%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue232.8°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 88 · B B4

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