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Recognised as Colour

#8093BA

  • #8093BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8093BA is a blue with RGB values 128, 147, 186 and HSL 220°, 30%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8093BA#8093BA
HEX#8093BA
RGBrgb(128, 147, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5765, 0.7294
RGB percentages50.2%, 57.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(220.3, 29.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 31.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK31.2%, 21%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,426,426
CSS custom property--colour: #8093BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 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#929292
Inverted#7F6C45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8696BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8190B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#709BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3Steel blue · ΔE 14.4Slate grey · ΔE 15.1Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5Gray · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA780
Analogous#80B0BA, #8A80BA
Triadic#BA8093, #93BA80
Split complementary#BA8A80, #B0BA80
Tetradic#BA80B0, #BAA780, #80BA8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E7F0
Lighter +20%#C2CBDE
Lighter +10%#A1AFCC
Darker −10%#5F77A8
Darker −20%#4B5F89
Darker −30%#394868
Darker −40%#273147
More saturated +25%#688BD3
Less saturated −25%#999BA2

Channel breakdown

R128
G147
B186
Red128 (50.2%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue220.34°
Saturation (HSL)29.59%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 93 · B BA

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