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Colour

#829EE0

  • #829EE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#829EE0 is a blue with RGB values 130, 158, 224 and HSL 222°, 60%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#829EE0#829EE0
HEX#829EE0
RGBrgb(130, 158, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.6196, 0.8784
RGB percentages51%, 62%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(222.1, 60.3%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 42%, 87.8%)
CMYK42%, 29.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,560,352
CSS custom property--colour: #829EE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34581WCAG 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 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#7D611F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A3E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D9BDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#61ACB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0C482
Analogous#82CDE0, #9582E0
Triadic#E0829E, #9EE082
Split complementary#E09582, #CDE082
Tetradic#E082CD, #E0C482, #82E095

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#D4DDF4
Lighter +10%#ABBEEA
Darker −10%#597ED6
Darker −20%#325FCA
Darker −30%#284CA1
Darker −40%#1E3978
More saturated +25%#6E96F3
Less saturated −25%#95A6CC

Channel breakdown

R130
G158
B224
Red130 (51%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue222.13°
Saturation (HSL)60.26%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 9E · B E0

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