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Colour

#808DAD

  • #808DAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#808DAD is a blue with RGB values 128, 141, 173 and HSL 223°, 22%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#808DAD#808DAD
HEX#808DAD
RGBrgb(128, 141, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5529, 0.6784
RGB percentages50.2%, 55.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(222.7, 21.5%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 26%, 67.8%)
CMYK26%, 18.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,424,877
CSS custom property--colour: #808DAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#7F7252

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838FAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F8BACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#749398no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.2Slate grey · ΔE 10.8Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Gray · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADA080
Analogous#80A4AD, #8980AD
Triadic#AD808D, #8DAD80
Split complementary#AD8980, #A4AD80
Tetradic#AD80A4, #ADA080, #80AD89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFD
Lighter +30%#DDE0E9
Lighter +20%#BEC5D5
Lighter +10%#9FA9C1
Darker −10%#627298
Darker −20%#4E5A79
Darker −30%#3A435A
Darker −40%#262C3B
More saturated +25%#6682C7
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R128
G141
B173
Red128 (50.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue222.67°
Saturation (HSL)21.53%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 8D · B AD

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