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Recognised as Colour

#829BD1

  • #829BD1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#829BD1 is a blue with RGB values 130, 155, 209 and HSL 221°, 46%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#829BD1#829BD1
HEX#829BD1
RGBrgb(130, 155, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.6078, 0.8196
RGB percentages51%, 60.8%, 82%
HSLhsl(221, 46.2%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 37.8%, 82%)
CMYK37.8%, 25.8%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,559,569
CSS custom property--colour: #829BD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#7D642E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899FD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8198D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#69A6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1B882
Analogous#82C3D1, #9082D1
Triadic#D1829B, #9BD182
Split complementary#D19082, #C3D182
Tetradic#D182C3, #D1B882, #82D190

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F4FA
Lighter +20%#CDD7EC
Lighter +10%#A7B9DF
Darker −10%#5D7DC3
Darker −20%#4062AD
Darker −30%#324D88
Darker −40%#243863
More saturated +25%#6D93E6
Less saturated −25%#97A3BC

Channel breakdown

R130
G155
B209
Red130 (51%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue221.01°
Saturation (HSL)46.2%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 9B · B D1

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