Colour

#8E82C2

#8E82C2
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8E82C2 is a blue with RGB values 142, 130, 194 and HSL 251°, 34%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8E82C2

RGBrgb(142, 130, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5098, 0.7608

RGB percentages55.7%, 51%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(251.3, 34.4%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 33%, 76.1%)

CMYK26.8%, 33%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,339,586

CSS custom property--colour: #8E82C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#717D3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#718BC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7289C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#838D99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3 Plum · ΔE 23.2 Steel blue · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 26 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B6C282

Analogous#8296C2, #AE82C2

Triadic#C28E82, #82C28E

Split complementary#C2AE82, #96C282

Tetradic#C28296, #B6C282, #82C2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EBE9F4

Lighter +20%#CCC7E3

Lighter +10%#ADA4D3

Darker −10%#6F60B1

Darker −20%#574995

Darker −30%#433873

Darker −40%#2F2751

More saturated +25%#7F6BD9

Less saturated −25%#9D99AB

Channel breakdown

R142

G130

B194

Red142 (55.7%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue251.25°

Saturation (HSL)34.41%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 82 · B C2

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