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Recognised as Colour

#8081DF

  • #8081DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#8081DF is a blue with RGB values 128, 129, 223 and HSL 239°, 60%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#8081DF#8081DF
HEX#8081DF
RGBrgb(128, 129, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5059, 0.8745
RGB percentages50.2%, 50.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(239.4, 59.7%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.4, 42.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK42.6%, 42.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,421,855
CSS custom property--colour: #8081DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#7F7E20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E8EE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5987DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#6294A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Royal blue · ΔE 20Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFDE80
Analogous#80B1DF, #AE80DF
Triadic#DF8081, #81DF80
Split complementary#DFAE80, #B1DF80
Tetradic#DF80B1, #DFDE80, #80DFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFE
Lighter +20%#D1D2F4
Lighter +10%#A9A9E9
Darker −10%#5759D5
Darker −20%#3234C7
Darker −30%#28299E
Darker −40%#1E1F75
More saturated +25%#6C6EF3
Less saturated −25%#9494CB

Channel breakdown

R128
G129
B223
Red128 (50.2%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue239.37°
Saturation (HSL)59.75%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 81 · B DF

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