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Recognised as Colour

#828DB6

  • #828DB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#828DB6 is a blue with RGB values 130, 141, 182 and HSL 227°, 26%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#828DB6#828DB6
HEX#828DB6
RGBrgb(130, 141, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5529, 0.7137
RGB percentages51%, 55.3%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(227.3, 26.3%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 28.6%, 71.4%)
CMYK28.6%, 22.5%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,555,958
CSS custom property--colour: #828DB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#7D7249

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8191B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8CB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#74959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Gray · ΔE 24Dark grey · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6AB82
Analogous#82A7B6, #9182B6
Triadic#B6828D, #8DB682
Split complementary#B69182, #A7B682
Tetradic#B682A7, #B6AB82, #82B691

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E5EE
Lighter +20%#C2C8DC
Lighter +10%#A2AAC9
Darker −10%#6270A3
Darker −20%#4D5985
Darker −30%#3B4364
Darker −40%#282E44
More saturated +25%#697FCF
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9D

Channel breakdown

R130
G141
B182
Red130 (51%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue227.31°
Saturation (HSL)26.26%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 8D · B B6

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