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Recognised as Colour

#808CD2

  • #808CD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#808CD2 is a blue with RGB values 128, 140, 210 and HSL 231°, 48%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#808CD2#808CD2
HEX#808CD2
RGBrgb(128, 140, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.549, 0.8235
RGB percentages50.2%, 54.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(231.2, 47.7%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 39%, 82.4%)
CMYK39%, 33.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,424,658
CSS custom property--colour: #808CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#7F732D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7594D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F8DD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#679AA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Plum · ΔE 28.3Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2C680
Analogous#80B5D2, #9D80D2
Triadic#D2808C, #8CD280
Split complementary#D29D80, #B5D280
Tetradic#D280B5, #D2C680, #80D29D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F2FA
Lighter +20%#CBD0ED
Lighter +10%#A6AEDF
Darker −10%#5A6AC5
Darker −20%#3E4EAE
Darker −30%#303D89
Darker −40%#232C63
More saturated +25%#6A7DE7
Less saturated −25%#959BBC

Channel breakdown

R128
G140
B210
Red128 (50.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue231.22°
Saturation (HSL)47.67%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 8C · B D2

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