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Recognised as Colour

#80A5EA

  • #80A5EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#80A5EA is a blue with RGB values 128, 165, 234 and HSL 219°, 72%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#80A5EA#80A5EA
HEX#80A5EA
RGBrgb(128, 165, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.6471, 0.9176
RGB percentages50.2%, 64.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(219.1, 71.6%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 45.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK45.3%, 29.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,431,082
CSS custom property--colour: #80A5EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#7F5A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CAAEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#80A0E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#57B4BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Steel blue · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC580
Analogous#80DAEA, #9080EA
Triadic#EA80A5, #A5EA80
Split complementary#EA9080, #DAEA80
Tetradic#EA80DA, #EAC580, #80EA90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D8E3F8
Lighter +10%#ACC4F1
Darker −10%#5486E3
Darker −20%#2867DC
Darker −30%#1E52B3
Darker −40%#163E88
More saturated +25%#6D9FFC
Less saturated −25%#93ABD7

Channel breakdown

R128
G165
B234
Red128 (50.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue219.06°
Saturation (HSL)71.62%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G A5 · B EA

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