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Colour

#82AAEC

  • #82AAEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#82AAEC is a blue with RGB values 130, 170, 236 and HSL 217°, 74%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#82AAEC#82AAEC
HEX#82AAEC
RGBrgb(130, 170, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.6667, 0.9255
RGB percentages51%, 66.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(217.4, 73.6%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 44.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK44.9%, 28%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,563,436
CSS custom property--colour: #82AAEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#7D5513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91AEEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A4EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#59B8C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Sky blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC482
Analogous#82DFEC, #8F82EC
Triadic#EC82AA, #AAEC82
Split complementary#EC8F82, #DFEC82
Tetradic#EC82DF, #ECC482, #82EC8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBE6F9
Lighter +10%#AEC8F3
Darker −10%#568CE5
Darker −20%#296EDF
Darker −30%#1C57B9
Darker −40%#15428D
More saturated +25%#70A6FE
Less saturated −25%#94AEDA

Channel breakdown

R130
G170
B236
Red130 (51%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue217.36°
Saturation (HSL)73.61%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G AA · B EC

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