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Recognised as Colour

#8380A2

  • #8380A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8380A2 is a blue with RGB values 131, 128, 162 and HSL 245°, 15%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8380A2#8380A2
HEX#8380A2
RGBrgb(131, 128, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.502, 0.6353
RGB percentages51.4%, 50.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(245.3, 15.5%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.3, 21%, 63.5%)
CMYK19.1%, 21%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,618,146
CSS custom property--colour: #8380A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#7C7F5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7884A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7883A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7D858Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.6Slate grey · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Gray · ΔE 19.7Dim grey · ΔE 22.3Dark grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FA280
Analogous#808EA2, #9480A2
Triadic#A28380, #80A283
Split complementary#A29480, #8EA280
Tetradic#A2808E, #9FA280, #80A294

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F6F8
Lighter +30%#D9D8E3
Lighter +20%#BCBBCD
Lighter +10%#A09DB8
Darker −10%#68658A
Darker −20%#524F6D
Darker −30%#3C3A4F
Darker −40%#262432
More saturated +25%#6C64BE
Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R131
G128
B162
Red131 (51.4%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue245.29°
Saturation (HSL)15.45%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 80 · B A2

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