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Recognised as Colour

#809DE0

  • #809DE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#809DE0 is a blue with RGB values 128, 157, 224 and HSL 222°, 61%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#809DE0#809DE0
HEX#809DE0
RGBrgb(128, 157, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.6157, 0.8784
RGB percentages50.2%, 61.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(221.9, 60.8%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 42.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK42.9%, 29.9%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,429,024
CSS custom property--colour: #809DE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#7F621F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A3E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9ADEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5EABB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Light steelblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0C380
Analogous#80CDE0, #9380E0
Triadic#E0809D, #9DE080
Split complementary#E09380, #CDE080
Tetradic#E080CD, #E0C380, #80E093

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFE
Lighter +20%#D2DCF4
Lighter +10%#A9BDEA
Darker −10%#577DD6
Darker −20%#315FC9
Darker −30%#274CA0
Darker −40%#1D3877
More saturated +25%#6C95F4
Less saturated −25%#94A5CC

Channel breakdown

R128
G157
B224
Red128 (50.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue221.88°
Saturation (HSL)60.76%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 9D · B E0

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