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Recognised as Colour

#808CAF

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

#808CAF is a blue with RGB values 128, 140, 175 and HSL 225°, 23%, 59%. 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

#808CAF#808CAF
HEX#808CAF
RGBrgb(128, 140, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.549, 0.6863
RGB percentages50.2%, 54.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(224.7, 22.7%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 26.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK26.9%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,424,623
CSS custom property--colour: #808CAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#7F7350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#818FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E8BAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#749398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.3Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Gray · ΔE 20.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Dark grey · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFA380
Analogous#80A4AF, #8C80AF
Triadic#AF808C, #8CAF80
Split complementary#AF8B80, #A4AF80
Tetradic#AF80A3, #AFA380, #80AF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DEE1EA
Lighter +20%#BFC5D6
Lighter +10%#9FA8C3
Darker −10%#61709B
Darker −20%#4E597B
Darker −30%#3A435C
Darker −40%#262C3D
More saturated +25%#667FC9
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R128
G140
B175
Red128 (50.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue224.68°
Saturation (HSL)22.71%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 8C · B AF

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