Colour

#808CBD

#808CBD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#808CBD is a blue with RGB values 128, 140, 189 and HSL 228°, 32%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#808CBD

RGBrgb(128, 140, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.549, 0.7412

RGB percentages50.2%, 54.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(228.2, 31.6%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 32.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK32.3%, 25.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,424,637

CSS custom property--colour: #808CBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.4:1

Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#7F7342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D91BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

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

Tritanopia#6F959Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Slate grey · ΔE 19.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BDB180

Analogous#80ABBD, #9280BD

Triadic#BD808C, #8CBD80

Split complementary#BD9280, #ABBD80

Tetradic#BD80AB, #BDB180, #80BD92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5E7F1

Lighter +20%#C3C9E0

Lighter +10%#A2AACE

Darker −10%#5E6EAC

Darker −20%#4A578D

Darker −30%#38426C

Darker −40%#272E4A

More saturated +25%#687DD5

Less saturated −25%#989BA5

Channel breakdown

R128

G140

B189

Red128 (50.2%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue228.2°

Saturation (HSL)31.61%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 8C · B BD

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