Colour

#8073B3

#8073B3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8073B3 is a blue with RGB values 128, 115, 179 and HSL 252°, 30%, 58%. 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

#8073B3#8073B3

HEX#8073B3

RGBrgb(128, 115, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.451, 0.702

RGB percentages50.2%, 45.1%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(252.2, 29.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 35.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK28.5%, 35.8%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,418,227

CSS custom property--colour: #8073B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1

Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#7F8C4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#627DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#637BB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Tritanopia#757E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Plum · ΔE 27.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 22.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6B373

Analogous#7386B3, #A073B3

Triadic#B38073, #73B380

Split complementary#B3A073, #86B373

Tetradic#B37386, #A6B373, #73B3A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F7FB

Lighter +30%#DAD6E9

Lighter +20%#BCB5D7

Lighter +10%#9E94C5

Darker −10%#64569D

Darker −20%#4F447C

Darker −30%#3A325B

Darker −40%#25203A

More saturated +25%#7058CE

Less saturated −25%#908E98

Channel breakdown

R128

G115

B179

Red128 (50.2%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue252.19°

Saturation (HSL)29.63%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 73 · B B3

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Colour values

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