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Colour

#8096C9

  • #8096C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8096C9 is a blue with RGB values 128, 150, 201 and HSL 222°, 40%, 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

#8096C9#8096C9
HEX#8096C9
RGBrgb(128, 150, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5882, 0.7882
RGB percentages50.2%, 58.8%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(221.9, 40.3%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 36.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK36.3%, 25.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,427,209
CSS custom property--colour: #8096C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7F6936

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859ACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E93C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#6AA0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B380
Analogous#80BBC9, #8E80C9
Triadic#C98096, #96C980
Split complementary#C98E80, #BBC980
Tetradic#C980BB, #C9B380, #80C98E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEFF7
Lighter +20%#C8D1E7
Lighter +10%#A4B4D8
Darker −10%#5C78BA
Darker −20%#445F9F
Darker −30%#354A7B
Darker −40%#253458
More saturated +25%#698DE0
Less saturated −25%#979FB2

Channel breakdown

R128
G150
B201
Red128 (50.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue221.92°
Saturation (HSL)40.33%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 96 · B C9

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