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Colour

#8480A0

  • #8480A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8480A0 is a blue with RGB values 132, 128, 160 and HSL 248°, 14%, 56%. 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

#8480A0#8480A0
HEX#8480A0
RGBrgb(132, 128, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.502, 0.6275
RGB percentages51.8%, 50.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(247.5, 14.4%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 20%, 62.7%)
CMYK17.5%, 20%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,683,680
CSS custom property--colour: #8480A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22882WCAG 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 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#7B7F5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7984A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#79839Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7E858Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 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 text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 12.2Gray · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Dim grey · ΔE 21.3Dark grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CA080
Analogous#808CA0, #9480A0
Triadic#A08480, #80A084
Split complementary#A09480, #8CA080
Tetradic#A0808C, #9CA080, #80A094

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F5F7
Lighter +30%#D9D8E1
Lighter +20%#BDBACC
Lighter +10%#A09DB6
Darker −10%#6A6588
Darker −20%#53506A
Darker −30%#3C3A4D
Darker −40%#252430
More saturated +25%#6F64BC
Less saturated −25%#909090

Channel breakdown

R132
G128
B160
Red132 (51.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)14.41%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 80 · B A0

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