Colour

#808AA2

#808AA2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#808AA2 is a blue with RGB values 128, 138, 162 and HSL 222°, 15%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#808AA2

RGBrgb(128, 138, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5412, 0.6353

RGB percentages50.2%, 54.1%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(222.4, 15.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 21%, 63.5%)

CMYK21%, 14.8%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,424,098

CSS custom property--colour: #808AA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#7F755D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#838CA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8089A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#788F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.1 Slate grey · ΔE 6.9 Gray · ΔE 14.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.3 Dim grey · ΔE 19.1 Steel blue · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.09, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A29880

Analogous#809BA2, #8780A2

Triadic#A2808A, #8AA280

Split complementary#A28780, #9BA280

Tetradic#A2809B, #A29880, #80A287

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F6F6F8

Lighter +30%#D8DBE3

Lighter +20%#BBC0CD

Lighter +10%#9DA5B8

Darker −10%#65708A

Darker −20%#4F586D

Darker −30%#3A404F

Darker −40%#242832

More saturated +25%#647FBE

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R128

G138

B162

Red128 (50.2%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue222.35°

Saturation (HSL)15.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 8A · B A2

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