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Recognised as Colour

#807EA8

  • #807EA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#807EA8 is a blue with RGB values 128, 126, 168 and HSL 243°, 19%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#807EA8#807EA8
HEX#807EA8
RGBrgb(128, 126, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.4941, 0.6588
RGB percentages50.2%, 49.4%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(242.9, 19.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 25%, 65.9%)
CMYK23.8%, 25%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,421,032
CSS custom property--colour: #807EA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#7F8157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7383AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7281A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#77858Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Gray · ΔE 24.3Dim grey · ΔE 26.2Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6A87E
Analogous#7E91A8, #957EA8
Triadic#A8807E, #7EA880
Split complementary#A8957E, #91A87E
Tetradic#A87E91, #A6A87E, #7EA895

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8FA
Lighter +30%#DAD9E6
Lighter +20%#BCBBD1
Lighter +10%#9E9CBD
Darker −10%#646291
Darker −20%#4F4D73
Darker −30%#3A3954
Darker −40%#252436
More saturated +25%#6863C3
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R128
G126
B168
Red128 (50.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue242.86°
Saturation (HSL)19.44%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 7E · B A8

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