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Colour

#8297F8

  • #8297F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8297F8 is a blue with RGB values 130, 151, 248 and HSL 229°, 89%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8297F8#8297F8
HEX#8297F8
RGBrgb(130, 151, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5922, 0.9725
RGB percentages51%, 59.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(229.3, 89.4%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 47.6%, 97.3%)
CMYK47.6%, 39.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,558,584
CSS custom property--colour: #8297F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#7D6807

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A2FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6798F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#54ABBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8E382
Analogous#82D2F8, #A882F8
Triadic#F88297, #97F882
Split complementary#F8A882, #D2F882
Tetradic#F882D2, #F8E382, #82F8A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E7FD
Lighter +10%#B2BFFB
Darker −10%#526FF5
Darker −20%#2147F3
Darker −30%#0C30D5
Darker −40%#0925A5
More saturated +25%#7B92FF
Less saturated −25%#93A2E8

Channel breakdown

R130
G151
B248
Red130 (51%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue229.32°
Saturation (HSL)89.39%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 97 · B F8

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