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Recognised as Colour

#8095CB

  • #8095CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8095CB is a blue with RGB values 128, 149, 203 and HSL 223°, 42%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8095CB#8095CB
HEX#8095CB
RGBrgb(128, 149, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5843, 0.7961
RGB percentages50.2%, 58.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(223.2, 41.9%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 36.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK36.9%, 26.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,426,955
CSS custom property--colour: #8095CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#7F6A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8399CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7C93CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#69A0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB680
Analogous#80BACB, #9180CB
Triadic#CB8095, #95CB80
Split complementary#CB9080, #BBCB80
Tetradic#CB80BA, #CBB680, #80CB90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF0F7
Lighter +20%#C8D1E9
Lighter +10%#A4B3DA
Darker −10%#5C77BC
Darker −20%#435DA2
Darker −30%#34497E
Darker −40%#25345A
More saturated +25%#6A8BE1
Less saturated −25%#969FB5

Channel breakdown

R128
G149
B203
Red128 (50.2%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue223.2°
Saturation (HSL)41.9%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 95 · B CB

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