Colour

#808AB8

#808AB8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#808AB8 is a blue with RGB values 128, 138, 184 and HSL 229°, 28%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#808AB8

RGBrgb(128, 138, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5412, 0.7216

RGB percentages50.2%, 54.1%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(229.3, 28.3%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 30.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK30.4%, 25%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,424,120

CSS custom property--colour: #808AB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26227WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#7F7547

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C8EBAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#788AB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#71939Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1 Slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4 Gray · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8AE80

Analogous#80A6B8, #9280B8

Triadic#B8808A, #8AB880

Split complementary#B89280, #A6B880

Tetradic#B880A6, #B8AE80, #80B892

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2E4EF

Lighter +20%#C1C6DD

Lighter +10%#A1A8CA

Darker −10%#5F6CA6

Darker −20%#4B5687

Darker −30%#394166

Darker −40%#272C45

More saturated +25%#677AD1

Less saturated −25%#999A9F

Channel breakdown

R128

G138

B184

Red128 (50.2%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue229.29°

Saturation (HSL)28.28%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 8A · B B8

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