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Colour

#8088AC

  • #8088AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8088AC is a blue with RGB values 128, 136, 172 and HSL 229°, 21%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8088AC#8088AC
HEX#8088AC
RGBrgb(128, 136, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5333, 0.6745
RGB percentages50.2%, 53.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(229.1, 21%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 25.6%, 67.5%)
CMYK25.6%, 20.9%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,423,596
CSS custom property--colour: #8088AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 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#898989
Inverted#7F7753

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7E8BAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B88ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#758F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7Slate grey · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Gray · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 22.7Dark grey · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACA480
Analogous#809EAC, #8E80AC
Triadic#AC8088, #88AC80
Split complementary#AC8E80, #9EAC80
Tetradic#AC809E, #ACA480, #80AC8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFD
Lighter +30%#DDDFE8
Lighter +20%#BEC2D4
Lighter +10%#9FA5C0
Darker −10%#626C97
Darker −20%#4E5678
Darker −30%#3A4059
Darker −40%#262A3A
More saturated +25%#6677C6
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R128
G136
B172
Red128 (50.2%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)20.95%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 88 · B AC

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