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Recognised as Colour

#808EDA

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

#808EDA is a blue with RGB values 128, 142, 218 and HSL 231°, 55%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#808EDA#808EDA
HEX#808EDA
RGBrgb(128, 142, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5569, 0.8549
RGB percentages50.2%, 55.7%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(230.7, 54.9%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 41.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK41.3%, 34.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,425,178
CSS custom property--colour: #808EDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#7F7125

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7496DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6D8FD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#639DAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Plum · ΔE 29Royal blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DACC80
Analogous#80BBDA, #9F80DA
Triadic#DA808E, #8EDA80
Split complementary#DA9F80, #BBDA80
Tetradic#DA80BB, #DACC80, #80DA9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7FD
Lighter +20%#CFD4F1
Lighter +10%#A7B1E6
Darker −10%#596BCE
Darker −20%#374CBD
Darker −30%#2C3C95
Darker −40%#202C6E
More saturated +25%#6C80EF
Less saturated −25%#959CC6

Channel breakdown

R128
G142
B218
Red128 (50.2%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue230.67°
Saturation (HSL)54.88%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 8E · B DA

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