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Recognised as Colour

#82A6DC

  • #82A6DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#82A6DC is a blue with RGB values 130, 166, 220 and HSL 216°, 56%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#82A6DC#82A6DC
HEX#82A6DC
RGBrgb(130, 166, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.651, 0.8627
RGB percentages51%, 65.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(216, 56.3%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 40.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK40.9%, 24.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,562,396
CSS custom property--colour: #82A6DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#7D5923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92A9DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#88A0DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#62B2B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Sky blue · ΔE 22.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCB882
Analogous#82D3DC, #8B82DC
Triadic#DC82A6, #A6DC82
Split complementary#DC8B82, #D3DC82
Tetradic#DC82D3, #DCB882, #82DC8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFD
Lighter +20%#D2DFF2
Lighter +10%#AAC2E7
Darker −10%#5A8AD1
Darker −20%#366EC2
Darker −30%#2B579A
Darker −40%#204172
More saturated +25%#6EA2F0
Less saturated −25%#96AAC8

Channel breakdown

R130
G166
B220
Red130 (51%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)56.25%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G A6 · B DC

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