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Colour

#828BAB

  • #828BAB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#828BAB is a blue with RGB values 130, 139, 171 and HSL 227°, 20%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#828BAB#828BAB
HEX#828BAB
RGBrgb(130, 139, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5451, 0.6706
RGB percentages51%, 54.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(226.8, 19.6%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 24%, 67.1%)
CMYK24%, 18.7%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,555,435
CSS custom property--colour: #828BAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26151WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#7D7454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828EACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8AAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#789196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 10.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Gray · ΔE 18.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Dark grey · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABA282
Analogous#829FAB, #8E82AB
Triadic#AB828B, #8BAB82
Split complementary#AB8E82, #9FAB82
Tetradic#AB829F, #ABA282, #82AB8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFD
Lighter +30%#DEE0E8
Lighter +20%#BFC4D4
Lighter +10%#A1A7BF
Darker −10%#646F96
Darker −20%#505977
Darker −30%#3B4259
Darker −40%#272B3A
More saturated +25%#687CC5
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R130
G139
B171
Red130 (51%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue226.83°
Saturation (HSL)19.62%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 8B · B AB

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