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Recognised as Colour

#807DDB

  • #807DDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#807DDB is a blue with RGB values 128, 125, 219 and HSL 242°, 57%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#807DDB#807DDB
HEX#807DDB
RGBrgb(128, 125, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.4902, 0.8588
RGB percentages50.2%, 49%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(241.9, 56.6%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 42.9%, 85.9%)
CMYK41.6%, 42.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,420,827
CSS custom property--colour: #807DDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#7F8224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B8BDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5784D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#6490A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DB7D
Analogous#7DA9DB, #AF7DDB
Triadic#DB807D, #7DDB80
Split complementary#DBAF7D, #A9DB7D
Tetradic#DB7DA9, #D8DB7D, #7DDBAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F5FC
Lighter +20%#CECDF1
Lighter +10%#A7A5E6
Darker −10%#5955D0
Darker −20%#3934BE
Darker −30%#2D2996
Darker −40%#211E6E
More saturated +25%#6D68F0
Less saturated −25%#9392C6

Channel breakdown

R128
G125
B219
Red128 (50.2%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue241.91°
Saturation (HSL)56.63%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 7D · B DB

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