Colour

#8073AD

#8073AD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8073AD is a blue with RGB values 128, 115, 173 and HSL 253°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8073AD

RGBrgb(128, 115, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.451, 0.6784

RGB percentages50.2%, 45.1%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(253.4, 26.1%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.4, 33.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK26%, 33.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,418,221

CSS custom property--colour: #8073AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

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

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#7F8C52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#647CAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#667AABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#777D88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9 Plum · ΔE 27.1 Slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0AD73

Analogous#7383AD, #9D73AD

Triadic#AD8073, #73AD80

Split complementary#AD9D73, #83AD73

Tetradic#AD7383, #A0AD73, #73AD9D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F4F8

Lighter +30%#D8D3E6

Lighter +20%#BAB3D3

Lighter +10%#9D93C0

Darker −10%#655895

Darker −20%#504575

Darker −30%#3A3255

Darker −40%#241F35

More saturated +25%#7157C9

Less saturated −25%#8F8F91

Channel breakdown

R128

G115

B173

Red128 (50.2%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue253.45°

Saturation (HSL)26.13%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 73 · B AD

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Colour values

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