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Colour

#8294BD

  • #8294BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8294BD is a blue with RGB values 130, 148, 189 and HSL 222°, 31%, 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 Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8294BD#8294BD
HEX#8294BD
RGBrgb(130, 148, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5804, 0.7412
RGB percentages51%, 58%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(221.7, 30.9%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 31.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK31.2%, 21.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,557,757
CSS custom property--colour: #8294BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#7D6B42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8797BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8192BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#719CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8Gray · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDAB82
Analogous#82B2BD, #8D82BD
Triadic#BD8294, #94BD82
Split complementary#BD8D82, #B2BD82
Tetradic#BD82B2, #BDAB82, #82BD8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EAF2
Lighter +20%#C5CDE0
Lighter +10%#A3B1CF
Darker −10%#6177AB
Darker −20%#4B5F8E
Darker −30%#39496D
Darker −40%#28334B
More saturated +25%#6A8BD5
Less saturated −25%#9A9DA5

Channel breakdown

R130
G148
B189
Red130 (51%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue221.69°
Saturation (HSL)30.89%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 94 · B BD

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