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Recognised as Colour

#808CEA

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

#808CEA is a blue with RGB values 128, 140, 234 and HSL 233°, 72%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#808CEA#808CEA
HEX#808CEA
RGBrgb(128, 140, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.549, 0.9176
RGB percentages50.2%, 54.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(233.2, 71.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.2, 45.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK45.3%, 40.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,424,682
CSS custom property--colour: #808CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#7F7315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6998EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#608FE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#5B9FB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 18Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADE80
Analogous#80C1EA, #A980EA
Triadic#EA808C, #8CEA80
Split complementary#EAA980, #C1EA80
Tetradic#EA80C1, #EADE80, #80EAA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8DBF8
Lighter +10%#ACB4F1
Darker −10%#5464E3
Darker −20%#283DDC
Darker −30%#1E2FB3
Darker −40%#162388
More saturated +25%#6D7EFC
Less saturated −25%#939AD7

Channel breakdown

R128
G140
B234
Red128 (50.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue233.21°
Saturation (HSL)71.62%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 8C · B EA

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