Colour

#808DA2

#808DA2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#808DA2 is a blue with RGB values 128, 141, 162 and HSL 217°, 15%, 57%. 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

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HEX#808DA2

RGBrgb(128, 141, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5529, 0.6353

RGB percentages50.2%, 55.3%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(217.1, 15.5%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 21%, 63.5%)

CMYK21%, 13%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,424,866

CSS custom property--colour: #808DA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#7F725D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868EA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#838BA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#779194no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 3.6 Slate grey · ΔE 6.2 Gray · ΔE 13.5 Dark grey · ΔE 16.8 Dim grey · ΔE 18.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 3.61, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A29580

Analogous#809EA2, #8480A2

Triadic#A2808D, #8DA280

Split complementary#A28480, #9EA280

Tetradic#A2809E, #A29580, #80A284

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F7F8

Lighter +30%#D8DCE3

Lighter +20%#BBC2CD

Lighter +10%#9DA7B8

Darker −10%#65738A

Darker −20%#4F5B6D

Darker −30%#3A424F

Darker −40%#242932

More saturated +25%#6487BE

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R128

G141

B162

Red128 (50.2%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue217.06°

Saturation (HSL)15.45%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 8D · B A2

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