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Recognised as Colour

#828CE2

  • #828CE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#828CE2 is a blue with RGB values 130, 140, 226 and HSL 234°, 62%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#828CE2#828CE2
HEX#828CE2
RGBrgb(130, 140, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.549, 0.8863
RGB percentages51%, 54.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(233.7, 62.3%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.7, 42.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK42.5%, 38.1%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,555,746
CSS custom property--colour: #828CE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#7D731D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D96E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#678FE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#639DACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2D882
Analogous#82BCE2, #A882E2
Triadic#E2828C, #8CE282
Split complementary#E2A882, #BCE282
Tetradic#E282BC, #E2D882, #82E2A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D5D8F5
Lighter +10%#ABB2EC
Darker −10%#5966D8
Darker −20%#3040CE
Darker −30%#2633A5
Darker −40%#1D267B
More saturated +25%#6F7DF5
Less saturated −25%#959BCF

Channel breakdown

R130
G140
B226
Red130 (51%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue233.75°
Saturation (HSL)62.34%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 8C · B E2

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