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Colour

#808ECE

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

#808ECE is a blue with RGB values 128, 142, 206 and HSL 229°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#808ECE#808ECE
HEX#808ECE
RGBrgb(128, 142, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5569, 0.8078
RGB percentages50.2%, 55.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(229.2, 44.3%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 37.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK37.9%, 31.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,425,166
CSS custom property--colour: #808ECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#7F7131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7995D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#738ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#699BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.2Plum · ΔE 28.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEC080
Analogous#80B5CE, #9980CE
Triadic#CE808E, #8ECE80
Split complementary#CE9980, #B5CE80
Tetradic#CE80B5, #CEC080, #80CE99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF0F9
Lighter +20%#CACFEA
Lighter +10%#A5AFDC
Darker −10%#5B6DC0
Darker −20%#4153A7
Darker −30%#324183
Darker −40%#242F5E
More saturated +25%#6A80E4
Less saturated −25%#969CB8

Channel breakdown

R128
G142
B206
Red128 (50.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue229.23°
Saturation (HSL)44.32%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 8E · B CE

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