Colour

#809CD0

#809CD0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#809CD0 is a blue with RGB values 128, 156, 208 and HSL 219°, 46%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#809CD0

RGBrgb(128, 156, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.6118, 0.8157

RGB percentages50.2%, 61.2%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(219, 46%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219, 38.5%, 81.6%)

CMYK38.5%, 25%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,428,752

CSS custom property--colour: #809CD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.58:1

Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#7F632F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A9FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8298CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#66A7AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1 Slate grey · ΔE 22.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0B480

Analogous#80C4D0, #8C80D0

Triadic#D0809C, #9CD080

Split complementary#D08C80, #C4D080

Tetradic#D080C4, #D0B480, #80D08C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F3F9

Lighter +20%#CAD6EC

Lighter +10%#A5B9DE

Darker −10%#5B7FC2

Darker −20%#3F65AB

Darker −30%#314F86

Darker −40%#243960

More saturated +25%#6A95E6

Less saturated −25%#96A3BA

Channel breakdown

R128

G156

B208

Red128 (50.2%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue219°

Saturation (HSL)45.98%

Lightness65.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G 9C · B D0

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