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Recognised as Colour

#80A2EC

  • #80A2EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#80A2EC is a blue with RGB values 128, 162, 236 and HSL 221°, 74%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#80A2EC#80A2EC
HEX#80A2EC
RGBrgb(128, 162, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.6353, 0.9255
RGB percentages50.2%, 63.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(221.1, 74%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 45.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK45.8%, 31.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,430,316
CSS custom property--colour: #80A2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#7F5D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A8EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#56B2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECCA80
Analogous#80D8EC, #9480EC
Triadic#EC80A2, #A2EC80
Split complementary#EC9480, #D8EC80
Tetradic#EC80D8, #ECCA80, #80EC94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9E3F9
Lighter +10%#ACC2F3
Darker −10%#5482E5
Darker −20%#2761DF
Darker −30%#1B4DB8
Darker −40%#153A8B
More saturated +25%#6E9BFE
Less saturated −25%#92A9DA

Channel breakdown

R128
G162
B236
Red128 (50.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue221.11°
Saturation (HSL)73.97%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G A2 · B EC

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