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Recognised as Colour

#8292CD

  • #8292CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8292CD is a blue with RGB values 130, 146, 205 and HSL 227°, 43%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8292CD#8292CD
HEX#8292CD
RGBrgb(130, 146, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5725, 0.8039
RGB percentages51%, 57.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(227.2, 42.9%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 36.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK36.6%, 28.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,557,261
CSS custom property--colour: #8292CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#7D6D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F98D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7991CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#6C9EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 25.7Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1Light skyblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBD82
Analogous#82B7CD, #9882CD
Triadic#CD8292, #92CD82
Split complementary#CD9782, #B8CD82
Tetradic#CD82B7, #CDBD82, #82CD98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF1F9
Lighter +20%#CBD2EA
Lighter +10%#A6B2DC
Darker −10%#5E72BE
Darker −20%#4358A6
Darker −30%#344582
Darker −40%#25315E
More saturated +25%#6C85E3
Less saturated −25%#989FB7

Channel breakdown

R130
G146
B205
Red130 (51%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue227.2°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 92 · B CD

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