Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#80A0DE

  • #80A0DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#80A0DE is a blue with RGB values 128, 160, 222 and HSL 220°, 59%, 69%. 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

#80A0DE#80A0DE
HEX#80A0DE
RGBrgb(128, 160, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.6275, 0.8706
RGB percentages50.2%, 62.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(219.6, 58.8%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 42.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK42.3%, 27.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,429,790
CSS custom property--colour: #80A0DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#7F5F21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA4E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#809CDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5FADB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 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 text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBE80
Analogous#80CFDE, #8F80DE
Triadic#DE80A0, #A0DE80
Split complementary#DE8F80, #CFDE80
Tetradic#DE80CF, #DEBE80, #80DE8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9FBFE
Lighter +20%#D1DDF3
Lighter +10%#A8BEE9
Darker −10%#5882D3
Darker −20%#3365C5
Darker −30%#29509C
Darker −40%#1E3B74
More saturated +25%#6C9AF2
Less saturated −25%#94A6CA

Channel breakdown

R128
G160
B222
Red128 (50.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue219.57°
Saturation (HSL)58.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G A0 · B DE

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “80a0de” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.