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Recognised as Colour

#8080FF

  • #8080FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#8080FF is a blue with RGB values 128, 128, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#8080FF#8080FF
HEX#8080FF
RGBrgb(128, 128, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.502, 1
RGB percentages50.2%, 50.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 49.8%, 100%)
CMYK49.8%, 49.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,421,631
CSS custom property--colour: #8080FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#7F7F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4293FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#368AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4E9CB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.4Medium purple · ΔE 14.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFF80
Analogous#80C0FF, #C080FF
Triadic#FF8080, #80FF80
Split complementary#FFC080, #C0FF80
Tetradic#FF80C0, #FFFF80, #80FFC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E6FF
Lighter +10%#B3B3FF
Darker −10%#4D4DFF
Darker −20%#1A1AFF
Darker −30%#0000E6
Darker −40%#0000B3
More saturated +25%#8080FF
Less saturated −25%#9090EF

Channel breakdown

R128
G128
B255
Red128 (50.2%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 80 · B FF

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