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Recognised as Colour

#8480CD

  • #8480CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8480CD is a blue with RGB values 132, 128, 205 and HSL 243°, 44%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8480CD#8480CD
HEX#8480CD
RGBrgb(132, 128, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.502, 0.8039
RGB percentages51.8%, 50.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(243.1, 43.5%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.1, 37.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK35.6%, 37.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,683,725
CSS custom property--colour: #8480CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.95:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#7B7F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#688BD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6586CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#718F9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9CD80
Analogous#80A2CD, #AB80CD
Triadic#CD8480, #80CD84
Split complementary#CDAB80, #A2CD80
Tetradic#CD80A2, #C9CD80, #80CDAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEEEF8
Lighter +20%#CBC9EA
Lighter +10%#A7A5DB
Darker −10%#615BBF
Darker −20%#4641A6
Darker −30%#373381
Darker −40%#27245D
More saturated +25%#706AE3
Less saturated −25%#9896B7

Channel breakdown

R132
G128
B205
Red132 (51.8%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue243.12°
Saturation (HSL)43.5%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 80 · B CD

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