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Recognised as Colour

#8085BA

  • #8085BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8085BA is a blue with RGB values 128, 133, 186 and HSL 235°, 30%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8085BA#8085BA
HEX#8085BA
RGBrgb(128, 133, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5216, 0.7294
RGB percentages50.2%, 52.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(234.8, 29.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 31.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK31.2%, 28.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,422,842
CSS custom property--colour: #8085BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#7F7A45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#758BBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7287B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#718F98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8Plum · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAB580
Analogous#80A2BA, #9880BA
Triadic#BA8085, #85BA80
Split complementary#BA9880, #A2BA80
Tetradic#BA80A2, #BAB580, #80BA98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E4F0
Lighter +20%#C2C4DE
Lighter +10%#A1A5CC
Darker −10%#5F65A8
Darker −20%#4B5089
Darker −30%#393D68
Darker −40%#272A47
More saturated +25%#6871D3
Less saturated −25%#9999A2

Channel breakdown

R128
G133
B186
Red128 (50.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue234.83°
Saturation (HSL)29.59%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 85 · B BA

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