Colour

#828CB2

#828CB2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#828CB2 is a blue with RGB values 130, 140, 178 and HSL 227°, 24%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#828CB2

RGBrgb(130, 140, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.549, 0.698

RGB percentages51%, 54.9%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(227.5, 23.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 27%, 69.8%)

CMYK27%, 21.3%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,555,698

CSS custom property--colour: #828CB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1

Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#7D734D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#818FB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D8BB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#769399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.7 Slate grey · ΔE 14.1 Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6 Gray · ΔE 22.3 Dark grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B2A882

Analogous#82A4B2, #9082B2

Triadic#B2828C, #8CB282

Split complementary#B29082, #A4B282

Tetradic#B282A4, #B2A882, #82B290

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E1E3EC

Lighter +20%#C1C6D9

Lighter +10%#A2A9C5

Darker −10%#626F9F

Darker −20%#4F597F

Darker −30%#3B4360

Darker −40%#282D40

More saturated +25%#697DCB

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R130

G140

B178

Red130 (51%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue227.5°

Saturation (HSL)23.76%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 82 · G 8C · B B2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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