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Recognised as Colour

#8380C6

  • #8380C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8380C6 is a blue with RGB values 131, 128, 198 and HSL 243°, 38%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8380C6#8380C6
HEX#8380C6
RGBrgb(131, 128, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.502, 0.7765
RGB percentages51.4%, 50.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(242.6, 38%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.6, 35.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK33.8%, 35.4%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,618,182
CSS custom property--colour: #8380C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#7C7F39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B89C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6985C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#728D9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Plum · ΔE 26.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3C680
Analogous#80A0C6, #A680C6
Triadic#C68380, #80C683
Split complementary#C6A680, #A0C680
Tetradic#C680A0, #C3C680, #80C6A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEAF5
Lighter +20%#C8C6E6
Lighter +10%#A5A3D6
Darker −10%#615DB6
Darker −20%#49459B
Darker −30%#383677
Darker −40%#282654
More saturated +25%#6E69DD
Less saturated −25%#9897AF

Channel breakdown

R131
G128
B198
Red131 (51.4%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue242.57°
Saturation (HSL)38.04%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G 80 · B C6

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