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Recognised as Colour

#8480AD

  • #8480AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8480AD is a blue with RGB values 132, 128, 173 and HSL 245°, 22%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8480AD#8480AD
HEX#8480AD
RGBrgb(132, 128, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.502, 0.6784
RGB percentages51.8%, 50.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(245.3, 21.5%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.3, 26%, 67.8%)
CMYK23.7%, 26%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,683,693
CSS custom property--colour: #8480AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#7B7F52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7586AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7484ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7B8890no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 26Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9AD80
Analogous#8093AD, #9B80AD
Triadic#AD8480, #80AD84
Split complementary#AD9B80, #93AD80
Tetradic#AD8093, #A9AD80, #80AD9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFD
Lighter +30%#DEDDE9
Lighter +20%#C0BED5
Lighter +10%#A29FC1
Darker −10%#676298
Darker −20%#524E79
Darker −30%#3D3A5A
Darker −40%#28263B
More saturated +25%#6F66C7
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R132
G128
B173
Red132 (51.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue245.33°
Saturation (HSL)21.53%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 80 · B AD

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