Recognised as Colour

#808DA0

#808DA0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#808DA0 is a blue with RGB values 128, 141, 160 and HSL 216°, 14%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#808DA0#808DA0

HEX#808DA0

RGBrgb(128, 141, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5529, 0.6275

RGB percentages50.2%, 55.3%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(215.6, 14.4%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 20%, 62.7%)

CMYK20%, 11.9%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,424,864

CSS custom property--colour: #808DA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#7F725F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878EA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#838BA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#789193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 2.9 Slate grey · ΔE 5.7 Gray · ΔE 12.5 Dark grey · ΔE 16 Dim grey · ΔE 18 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 2.94, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A09380

Analogous#809DA0, #8380A0

Triadic#A0808D, #8DA080

Split complementary#A08380, #9DA080

Tetradic#A0809D, #A09380, #80A083

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F6F7

Lighter +30%#D8DCE1

Lighter +20%#BAC1CC

Lighter +10%#9DA7B6

Darker −10%#657388

Darker −20%#505A6A

Darker −30%#3A424D

Darker −40%#242930

More saturated +25%#6488BC

Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R128

G141

B160

Red128 (50.2%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue215.62°

Saturation (HSL)14.41%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 8D · B A0

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