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Recognised as Colour

#8080B4

  • #8080B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8080B4 is a blue with RGB values 128, 128, 180 and HSL 240°, 26%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8080B4#8080B4
HEX#8080B4
RGBrgb(128, 128, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.502, 0.7059
RGB percentages50.2%, 50.2%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(240, 25.7%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 28.9%, 70.6%)
CMYK28.9%, 28.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,421,556
CSS custom property--colour: #8080B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23323WCAG 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 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#7F7F4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7186B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7083B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#738992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Plum · ΔE 27.8Light steelblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4B480
Analogous#809AB4, #9A80B4
Triadic#B48080, #80B480
Split complementary#B49A80, #9AB480
Tetradic#B4809A, #B4B480, #80B49A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E0ED
Lighter +20%#C0C0DA
Lighter +10%#A0A0C7
Darker −10%#6060A1
Darker −20%#4C4C82
Darker −30%#3A3A61
Darker −40%#272741
More saturated +25%#6767CD
Less saturated −25%#99999B

Channel breakdown

R128
G128
B180
Red128 (50.2%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)25.74%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 80 · B B4

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