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Recognised as Colour

#8293BE

  • #8293BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8293BE is a blue with RGB values 130, 147, 190 and HSL 223°, 32%, 63%. 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

#8293BE#8293BE
HEX#8293BE
RGBrgb(130, 147, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5765, 0.7451
RGB percentages51%, 57.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(223, 31.6%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 31.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK31.6%, 22.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,557,502
CSS custom property--colour: #8293BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.87:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#7D6C41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8596C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8091BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#719BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.3Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEAD82
Analogous#82B1BE, #8F82BE
Triadic#BE8293, #93BE82
Split complementary#BE8F82, #B1BE82
Tetradic#BE82B1, #BEAD82, #82BE8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EAF2
Lighter +20%#C5CDE1
Lighter +10%#A4B0CF
Darker −10%#6076AD
Darker −20%#4B5E8F
Darker −30%#39486E
Darker −40%#28324C
More saturated +25%#6A89D6
Less saturated −25%#9A9DA6

Channel breakdown

R130
G147
B190
Red130 (51%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue223°
Saturation (HSL)31.58%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 93 · B BE

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