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Recognised as Colour

#807EBB

  • #807EBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#807EBB is a blue with RGB values 128, 126, 187 and HSL 242°, 31%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#807EBB#807EBB
HEX#807EBB
RGBrgb(128, 126, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.4941, 0.7333
RGB percentages50.2%, 49.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(242, 31%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 32.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK31.6%, 32.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,421,051
CSS custom property--colour: #807EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.62:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#7F8144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C86BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A82B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#718994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.9Plum · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9BB7E
Analogous#7E9BBB, #9E7EBB
Triadic#BB807E, #7EBB80
Split complementary#BB9F7E, #9BBB7E
Tetradic#BB7E9B, #B9BB7E, #7EBB9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E2F0
Lighter +20%#C2C1DE
Lighter +10%#A19FCD
Darker −10%#5F5DA9
Darker −20%#4B498A
Darker −30%#393769
Darker −40%#272647
More saturated +25%#6965D4
Less saturated −25%#9797A2

Channel breakdown

R128
G126
B187
Red128 (50.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue241.97°
Saturation (HSL)30.96%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 7E · B BB

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