Recognised as Colour

#828CD0

#828CD0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#828CD0 is a blue with RGB values 130, 140, 208 and HSL 232°, 45%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#828CD0

RGBrgb(130, 140, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.549, 0.8157

RGB percentages51%, 54.9%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(232.3, 45.3%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 37.5%, 81.6%)

CMYK37.5%, 32.7%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,555,728

CSS custom property--colour: #828CD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1

Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#7D732F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7694D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#718ECEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#6B99A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8 Steel blue · ΔE 19 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4 Plum · ΔE 27.6 Medium purple · ΔE 28 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0C682

Analogous#82B3D0, #9F82D0

Triadic#D0828C, #8CD082

Split complementary#D09F82, #B3D082

Tetradic#D082B3, #D0C682, #82D09F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F2FA

Lighter +20%#CCD0EC

Lighter +10%#A7AEDE

Darker −10%#5D6AC2

Darker −20%#404EAC

Darker −30%#333D86

Darker −40%#252C61

More saturated +25%#6C7CE5

Less saturated −25%#979CBA

Channel breakdown

R130

G140

B208

Red130 (51%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue232.31°

Saturation (HSL)45.35%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 82 · G 8C · B D0

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