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Recognised as Colour

#8A80A9

  • #8A80A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A80A9 is a blue with RGB values 138, 128, 169 and HSL 255°, 19%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A80A9#8A80A9
HEX#8A80A9
RGBrgb(138, 128, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.502, 0.6627
RGB percentages54.1%, 50.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(254.6, 19.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 24.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK18.3%, 24.3%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,076,905
CSS custom property--colour: #8A80A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#757F56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7786ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7885A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#84868Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.6Gray · ΔE 24Dim grey · ΔE 26.4Thistle · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FA980
Analogous#808BA9, #9E80A9
Triadic#A98A80, #80A98A
Split complementary#A99E80, #8BA980
Tetradic#A9808A, #9FA980, #80A99E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFB
Lighter +30%#DEDBE7
Lighter +20%#C2BDD2
Lighter +10%#A69EBE
Darker −10%#6F6393
Darker −20%#584F74
Darker −30%#413A56
Darker −40%#2A2637
More saturated +25%#7C65C4
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R138
G128
B169
Red138 (54.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue254.63°
Saturation (HSL)19.25%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 80 · B A9

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