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Recognised as Colour

#828ECB

  • #828ECB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#828ECB is a blue with RGB values 130, 142, 203 and HSL 230°, 41%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#828ECB#828ECB
HEX#828ECB
RGBrgb(130, 142, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5569, 0.7961
RGB percentages51%, 55.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(230.1, 41.2%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 36%, 79.6%)
CMYK36%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,556,235
CSS custom property--colour: #828ECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#7D7134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B94CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#758FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6D9AA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 25.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.7Plum · ΔE 27.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBBF82
Analogous#82B2CB, #9B82CB
Triadic#CB828E, #8ECB82
Split complementary#CB9B82, #B3CB82
Tetradic#CB82B2, #CBBF82, #82CB9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF0F8
Lighter +20%#CACFE9
Lighter +10%#A6AFDA
Darker −10%#5E6DBC
Darker −20%#4454A3
Darker −30%#35417F
Darker −40%#262F5B
More saturated +25%#6C7FE1
Less saturated −25%#989DB5

Channel breakdown

R130
G142
B203
Red130 (51%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue230.14°
Saturation (HSL)41.24%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 8E · B CB

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