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Recognised as Colour

#809BC8

  • #809BC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#809BC8 is a blue with RGB values 128, 155, 200 and HSL 218°, 40%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#809BC8#809BC8
HEX#809BC8
RGBrgb(128, 155, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.6078, 0.7843
RGB percentages50.2%, 60.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(217.5, 39.6%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 36%, 78.4%)
CMYK36%, 22.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,428,488
CSS custom property--colour: #809BC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#7F6437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9ECAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8497C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#69A4AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Sky blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8AD80
Analogous#80BFC8, #8980C8
Triadic#C8809B, #9BC880
Split complementary#C88980, #BFC880
Tetradic#C880BF, #C8AD80, #80C889

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEFF6
Lighter +20%#C7D3E7
Lighter +10%#A4B7D7
Darker −10%#5C7FB9
Darker −20%#44669E
Darker −30%#354F7A
Darker −40%#253857
More saturated +25%#6995DF
Less saturated −25%#97A1B1

Channel breakdown

R128
G155
B200
Red128 (50.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)39.56%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 9B · B C8

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