Colour

#80A3ED

#80A3ED
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#80A3ED is a blue with RGB values 128, 163, 237 and HSL 221°, 75%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#80A3ED#80A3ED

HEX#80A3ED

RGBrgb(128, 163, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.6392, 0.9294

RGB percentages50.2%, 63.9%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(220.7, 75.2%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 46%, 92.9%)

CMYK46%, 31.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,430,573

CSS custom property--colour: #80A3ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1

Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#7F5C12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88A9F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C9FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Tritanopia#55B3BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1 Steel blue · ΔE 20.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EDCA80

Analogous#80DAED, #9380ED

Triadic#ED80A3, #A3ED80

Split complementary#ED9380, #D9ED80

Tetradic#ED80DA, #EDCA80, #80ED93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D9E4FA

Lighter +10%#ADC3F3

Darker −10%#5383E7

Darker −20%#2762E0

Darker −30%#1A4DBA

Darker −40%#143B8D

More saturated +25%#6E9DFF

Less saturated −25%#92A9DB

Channel breakdown

R128

G163

B237

Red128 (50.2%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue220.73°

Saturation (HSL)75.17%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 80 · G A3 · B ED

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