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Recognised as Colour

#8094CB

  • #8094CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8094CB is a blue with RGB values 128, 148, 203 and HSL 224°, 42%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8094CB#8094CB
HEX#8094CB
RGBrgb(128, 148, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5804, 0.7961
RGB percentages50.2%, 58%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(224, 41.9%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 36.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK36.9%, 27.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,426,699
CSS custom property--colour: #8094CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#7F6B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8299CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B92CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#699FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Slate grey · ΔE 23.5Light steelblue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB780
Analogous#80BACB, #9280CB
Triadic#CB8094, #94CB80
Split complementary#CB9280, #BACB80
Tetradic#CB80BA, #CBB780, #80CB92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDEFF7
Lighter +20%#C8D1E9
Lighter +10%#A4B2DA
Darker −10%#5C76BC
Darker −20%#435CA2
Darker −30%#34487E
Darker −40%#25335A
More saturated +25%#6A8AE1
Less saturated −25%#969EB5

Channel breakdown

R128
G148
B203
Red128 (50.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue224°
Saturation (HSL)41.9%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 94 · B CB

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