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Recognised as Colour

#8294EF

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

#8294EF is a blue with RGB values 130, 148, 239 and HSL 230°, 77%, 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

#8294EF#8294EF
HEX#8294EF
RGBrgb(130, 148, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5804, 0.9373
RGB percentages51%, 58%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(230.1, 77.3%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 45.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK45.6%, 38.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,557,807
CSS custom property--colour: #8294EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7D6B10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#729EF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6995EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#5AA7B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 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 text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 28Steel blue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFDD82
Analogous#82CAEF, #A782EF
Triadic#EF8294, #94EF82
Split complementary#EFA682, #CBEF82
Tetradic#EF82CA, #EFDD82, #82EFA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DCE1FB
Lighter +10%#AFBBF5
Darker −10%#556DE9
Darker −20%#2847E3
Darker −30%#1934BF
Darker −40%#132892
More saturated +25%#7289FF
Less saturated −25%#94A0DD

Channel breakdown

R130
G148
B239
Red130 (51%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue230.09°
Saturation (HSL)77.3%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 94 · B EF

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