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Recognised as Colour

#8294ED

  • #8294ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8294ED is a blue with RGB values 130, 148, 237 and HSL 230°, 75%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8294ED#8294ED
HEX#8294ED
RGBrgb(130, 148, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5804, 0.9294
RGB percentages51%, 58%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(229.9, 74.8%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 45.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK45.1%, 37.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,557,805
CSS custom property--colour: #8294ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7D6B12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#739EF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A95EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#5CA6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDDB82
Analogous#82CAED, #A582ED
Triadic#ED8294, #94ED82
Split complementary#EDA582, #CAED82
Tetradic#ED82CA, #EDDB82, #82EDA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE0FA
Lighter +10%#AFBAF3
Darker −10%#556EE7
Darker −20%#2948E0
Darker −30%#1B36BB
Darker −40%#15298E
More saturated +25%#7088FF
Less saturated −25%#94A0DB

Channel breakdown

R130
G148
B237
Red130 (51%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue229.91°
Saturation (HSL)74.83%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 94 · B ED

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