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Recognised as Colour

#809CB0

  • #809CB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#809CB0 is a blue with RGB values 128, 156, 176 and HSL 205°, 23%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#809CB0#809CB0
HEX#809CB0
RGBrgb(128, 156, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.6118, 0.6902
RGB percentages50.2%, 61.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(205, 23.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 27.3%, 69%)
CMYK27.3%, 11.4%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,428,720
CSS custom property--colour: #809CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31501WCAG 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 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7F634F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#939BB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D96B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#72A1A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8Slate grey · ΔE 10.9Dark grey · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Gray · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B09480
Analogous#80B0AC, #8084B0
Triadic#B0809C, #9CB080
Split complementary#B08084, #B0AC80
Tetradic#AC80B0, #B09480, #84B080

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DEE6EB
Lighter +20%#BFCDD7
Lighter +10%#9FB5C4
Darker −10%#61839C
Darker −20%#4D697D
Darker −30%#3A4E5D
Darker −40%#26343E
More saturated +25%#66A0CA
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R128
G156
B176
Red128 (50.2%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)23.3%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 9C · B B0

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