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Recognised as Colour

#828FC6

  • #828FC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#828FC6 is a blue with RGB values 130, 143, 198 and HSL 229°, 37%, 64%. 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

#828FC6#828FC6
HEX#828FC6
RGBrgb(130, 143, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5608, 0.7765
RGB percentages51%, 56.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(228.5, 37.4%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 34.3%, 77.6%)
CMYK34.3%, 27.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,556,486
CSS custom property--colour: #828FC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#7D7039

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E94C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#798FC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6F9AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 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 text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4Light skyblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6B982
Analogous#82B1C6, #9782C6
Triadic#C6828F, #8FC682
Split complementary#C69782, #B1C682
Tetradic#C682B1, #C6B982, #82C697

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEDF6
Lighter +20%#C8CEE6
Lighter +10%#A5AED6
Darker −10%#5F70B6
Darker −20%#47579B
Darker −30%#374378
Darker −40%#273055
More saturated +25%#6B81DD
Less saturated −25%#999DAF

Channel breakdown

R130
G143
B198
Red130 (51%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue228.53°
Saturation (HSL)37.36%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 8F · B C6

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