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Recognised as Colour

#808ABA

  • #808ABA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#808ABA is a blue with RGB values 128, 138, 186 and HSL 230°, 30%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#808ABA#808ABA
HEX#808ABA
RGBrgb(128, 138, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5412, 0.7294
RGB percentages50.2%, 54.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(229.7, 29.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 31.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK31.2%, 25.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,424,122
CSS custom property--colour: #808ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26311WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#7F7545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B8FBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#778AB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#71939Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6Gray · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAB080
Analogous#80A7BA, #9380BA
Triadic#BA808A, #8ABA80
Split complementary#BA9380, #A7BA80
Tetradic#BA80A7, #BAB080, #80BA93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E5F0
Lighter +20%#C2C7DE
Lighter +10%#A1A8CC
Darker −10%#5F6CA8
Darker −20%#4B5589
Darker −30%#394168
Darker −40%#272C47
More saturated +25%#687AD3
Less saturated −25%#999AA2

Channel breakdown

R128
G138
B186
Red128 (50.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue229.66°
Saturation (HSL)29.59%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 8A · B BA

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