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Recognised as Colour

#808BB2

  • #808BB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#808BB2 is a blue with RGB values 128, 139, 178 and HSL 227°, 25%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#808BB2#808BB2
HEX#808BB2
RGBrgb(128, 139, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5451, 0.698
RGB percentages50.2%, 54.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(226.8, 24.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 28.1%, 69.8%)
CMYK28.1%, 21.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,424,370
CSS custom property--colour: #808BB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 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#7F744D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F8EB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C8AB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#739298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Slate grey · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Gray · ΔE 22.8Dark grey · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2A780
Analogous#80A4B2, #8E80B2
Triadic#B2808B, #8BB280
Split complementary#B28E80, #A4B280
Tetradic#B280A4, #B2A780, #80B28E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DFE2EC
Lighter +20%#C0C5D9
Lighter +10%#A0A8C5
Darker −10%#606E9F
Darker −20%#4D587F
Darker −30%#3A425F
Darker −40%#272C40
More saturated +25%#677DCB
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R128
G139
B178
Red128 (50.2%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue226.8°
Saturation (HSL)24.51%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 8B · B B2

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