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Colour

#8097C4

  • #8097C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8097C4 is a blue with RGB values 128, 151, 196 and HSL 220°, 37%, 64%. 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

#8097C4#8097C4
HEX#8097C4
RGBrgb(128, 151, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5922, 0.7686
RGB percentages50.2%, 59.2%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(219.7, 36.6%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 34.7%, 76.9%)
CMYK34.7%, 23%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,427,460
CSS custom property--colour: #8097C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7F683B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889AC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8194C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA0A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3
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#C4AD80
Analogous#80B9C4, #8B80C4
Triadic#C48097, #97C480
Split complementary#C48B80, #B9C480
Tetradic#C480B9, #C4AD80, #80C48B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EDF5
Lighter +20%#C6D0E4
Lighter +10%#A3B4D4
Darker −10%#5D7AB4
Darker −20%#466298
Darker −30%#364B75
Darker −40%#263552
More saturated +25%#698FDB
Less saturated −25%#979FAD

Channel breakdown

R128
G151
B196
Red128 (50.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue219.71°
Saturation (HSL)36.56%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 97 · B C4

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