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Colour

#8298B9

  • #8298B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8298B9 is a blue with RGB values 130, 152, 185 and HSL 216°, 28%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8298B9#8298B9
HEX#8298B9
RGBrgb(130, 152, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.5961, 0.7255
RGB percentages51%, 59.6%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(216, 28.2%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 29.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK29.7%, 17.8%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,558,777
CSS custom property--colour: #8298B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#7D6746

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D99BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8794B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#729FA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Dark grey · ΔE 20.9Gray · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9A382
Analogous#82B3B9, #8782B9
Triadic#B98298, #98B982
Split complementary#B98882, #B3B982
Tetradic#B982B4, #B9A382, #82B988

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E9F0
Lighter +20%#C3CEDE
Lighter +10%#A3B3CB
Darker −10%#617DA7
Darker −20%#4C6489
Darker −30%#3A4C68
Darker −40%#283447
More saturated +25%#6A93D1
Less saturated −25%#9A9DA1

Channel breakdown

R130
G152
B185
Red130 (51%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)28.21%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 98 · B B9

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