Colour

#828BCE

#828BCE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#828BCE is a blue with RGB values 130, 139, 206 and HSL 233°, 44%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#828BCE

RGBrgb(130, 139, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5451, 0.8078

RGB percentages51%, 54.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(232.9, 43.7%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 36.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK36.9%, 32.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,555,470

CSS custom property--colour: #828BCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#7D7431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7593D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#708DCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#6C98A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4 Steel blue · ΔE 18.8 Plum · ΔE 27.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28 Medium purple · ΔE 28.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEC582

Analogous#82B1CE, #9F82CE

Triadic#CE828B, #8BCE82

Split complementary#CE9F82, #B1CE82

Tetradic#CE82B1, #CEC582, #82CE9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F1F9

Lighter +20%#CBCFEB

Lighter +10%#A7ADDC

Darker −10%#5D69C0

Darker −20%#424EA8

Darker −30%#343D83

Darker −40%#252C5F

More saturated +25%#6C7AE4

Less saturated −25%#989CB8

Channel breakdown

R130

G139

B206

Red130 (51%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue232.89°

Saturation (HSL)43.68%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 82 · G 8B · B CE

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