Colour

#8290CC

#8290CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8290CC is a blue with RGB values 130, 144, 204 and HSL 229°, 42%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8290CC

RGBrgb(130, 144, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5647, 0.8

RGB percentages51%, 56.5%, 80%

HSLhsl(228.6, 42%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 36.3%, 80%)

CMYK36.3%, 29.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,556,748

CSS custom property--colour: #8290CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#7D6F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D96CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7790CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6C9CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 25 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 27 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCBE82

Analogous#82B5CC, #9982CC

Triadic#CC8290, #90CC82

Split complementary#CC9982, #B5CC82

Tetradic#CC82B5, #CCBE82, #82CC99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFF0F8

Lighter +20%#CAD0EA

Lighter +10%#A6B0DB

Darker −10%#5E70BD

Darker −20%#4356A5

Darker −30%#344381

Darker −40%#26305C

More saturated +25%#6C82E2

Less saturated −25%#989EB6

Channel breakdown

R130

G144

B204

Red130 (51%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue228.65°

Saturation (HSL)42.05%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 82 · G 90 · B CC

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