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Recognised as Colour

#8083CC

  • #8083CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8083CC is a blue with RGB values 128, 131, 204 and HSL 238°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8083CC#8083CC
HEX#8083CC
RGBrgb(128, 131, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5137, 0.8
RGB percentages50.2%, 51.4%, 80%
HSLhsl(237.6, 42.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 37.3%, 80%)
CMYK37.3%, 35.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,422,348
CSS custom property--colour: #8083CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#7F7C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B8CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6787CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6B919Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Plum · ΔE 27.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC980
Analogous#80A9CC, #A380CC
Triadic#CC8083, #83CC80
Split complementary#CCA380, #A9CC80
Tetradic#CC80A9, #CCC980, #80CCA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEEF8
Lighter +20%#C9CAE9
Lighter +10%#A4A7DB
Darker −10%#5C5FBD
Darker −20%#4246A4
Darker −30%#333680
Darker −40%#25275B
More saturated +25%#6A6FE2
Less saturated −25%#9697B6

Channel breakdown

R128
G131
B204
Red128 (50.2%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue237.63°
Saturation (HSL)42.7%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 83 · B CC

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