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Recognised as Colour

#809FE6

  • #809FE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#809FE6 is a blue with RGB values 128, 159, 230 and HSL 222°, 67%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#809FE6#809FE6
HEX#809FE6
RGBrgb(128, 159, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.6235, 0.902
RGB percentages50.2%, 62.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(221.8, 67.1%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 44.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK44.3%, 30.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,429,542
CSS custom property--colour: #809FE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#7F6019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A5E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9CE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5AAEB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6C780
Analogous#80D2E6, #9480E6
Triadic#E6809F, #9FE680
Split complementary#E69480, #D2E680
Tetradic#E680D2, #E6C780, #80E694

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D5DFF7
Lighter +10%#ABBFEE
Darker −10%#557FDE
Darker −20%#2B5FD5
Darker −30%#224CAB
Darker −40%#193981
More saturated +25%#6D98F9
Less saturated −25%#93A6D3

Channel breakdown

R128
G159
B230
Red128 (50.2%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue221.76°
Saturation (HSL)67.11%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 9F · B E6

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