Colour

#0080CE

#0080CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0080CE is a blue with RGB values 0, 128, 206 and HSL 203°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0080CE#0080CE

HEX#0080CE

RGBrgb(0, 128, 206)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.502, 0.8078

RGB percentages0%, 50.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(202.7, 100%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 100%, 80.8%)

CMYK100%, 37.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer32,974

CSS custom property--colour: #0080CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.98:1

Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#FF7F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5984D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#3C74CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00939Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14 Steel blue · ΔE 16.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.7 Royal blue · ΔE 31.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE4E00

Analogous#00CEB5, #0019CE

Triadic#CE0080, #80CE00

Split complementary#CE0019, #CEB500

Tetradic#B500CE, #CE4E00, #19CE00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9BD9FF

Lighter +30%#68C6FF

Lighter +20%#35B3FF

Lighter +10%#029FFF

Darker −10%#00609B

Darker −20%#004168

Darker −30%#002135

Darker −40%#000102

More saturated +25%#0080CE

Less saturated −25%#1A7AB4

Channel breakdown

G128

B206

Red0 (0%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue202.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 80 · B CE

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