Recognised as Colour

#8A80AB

#8A80AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A80AB is a blue with RGB values 138, 128, 171 and HSL 254°, 20%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A80AB#8A80AB

HEX#8A80AB

RGBrgb(138, 128, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.502, 0.6706

RGB percentages54.1%, 50.2%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(254, 20.4%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254, 25.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK19.3%, 25.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,076,907

CSS custom property--colour: #8A80AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#757F54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7686ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7885AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#84878Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Slate grey · ΔE 18.8 Steel blue · ΔE 20.4 Gray · ΔE 25.1 Plum · ΔE 26.3 Thistle · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A1AB80

Analogous#808BAB, #A080AB

Triadic#AB8A80, #80AB8A

Split complementary#ABA080, #8BAB80

Tetradic#AB808B, #A1AB80, #80ABA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBFBFC

Lighter +30%#DFDCE8

Lighter +20%#C3BDD4

Lighter +10%#A69FBF

Darker −10%#6E6395

Darker −20%#584E77

Darker −30%#413A58

Darker −40%#2A2639

More saturated +25%#7C66C5

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R138

G128

B171

Red138 (54.1%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue253.95°

Saturation (HSL)20.38%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 80 · B AB

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Colour values

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