Colour

#8097CA

#8097CA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8097CA is a blue with RGB values 128, 151, 202 and HSL 221°, 41%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8097CA#8097CA

HEX#8097CA

RGBrgb(128, 151, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5922, 0.7922

RGB percentages50.2%, 59.2%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(221.4, 41.1%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 36.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK36.6%, 25.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,427,466

CSS custom property--colour: #8097CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#7F6835

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#869BCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F94C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#69A1A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21 Slate grey · ΔE 21.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CAB380

Analogous#80BCCA, #8E80CA

Triadic#CA8097, #97CA80

Split complementary#CA8E80, #BCCA80

Tetradic#CA80BC, #CAB380, #80CA8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECEFF7

Lighter +20%#C8D2E8

Lighter +10%#A4B4D9

Darker −10%#5C7ABB

Darker −20%#4360A1

Darker −30%#344B7D

Darker −40%#253559

More saturated +25%#698EE1

Less saturated −25%#96A0B3

Channel breakdown

R128

G151

B202

Red128 (50.2%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue221.35°

Saturation (HSL)41.11%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 97 · B CA

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