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Recognised as Colour

#8482BB

  • #8482BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8482BB is a blue with RGB values 132, 130, 187 and HSL 242°, 30%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8482BB#8482BB
HEX#8482BB
RGBrgb(132, 130, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5098, 0.7333
RGB percentages51.8%, 51%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(242.1, 29.5%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 30.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK29.4%, 30.5%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,684,219
CSS custom property--colour: #8482BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24459WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#7B7D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7289BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7186BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#778C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Plum · ΔE 26.3Light steelblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9BB82
Analogous#829CBB, #A182BB
Triadic#BB8482, #82BB84
Split complementary#BBA182, #9CBB82
Tetradic#BB829C, #B9BB82, #82BBA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E5F1
Lighter +20%#C5C4DF
Lighter +10%#A5A3CD
Darker −10%#6361A9
Darker −20%#4E4C8B
Darker −30%#3B3A6A
Darker −40%#292849
More saturated +25%#6E6AD3
Less saturated −25%#9A9AA3

Channel breakdown

R132
G130
B187
Red132 (51.8%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue242.11°
Saturation (HSL)29.53%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 82 · B BB

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