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Recognised as Colour

#8A80BA

  • #8A80BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8A80BA is a blue with RGB values 138, 128, 186 and HSL 250°, 30%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8A80BA#8A80BA
HEX#8A80BA
RGBrgb(138, 128, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.502, 0.7294
RGB percentages54.1%, 50.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(250.3, 29.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.3, 31.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK25.8%, 31.2%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,076,922
CSS custom property--colour: #8A80BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#757F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7188BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7286B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#808A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26Slate grey · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0BA80
Analogous#8093BA, #A780BA
Triadic#BA8A80, #80BA8A
Split complementary#BAA780, #93BA80
Tetradic#BA8093, #B0BA80, #80BAA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E3F0
Lighter +20%#C7C2DE
Lighter +10%#A8A1CC
Darker −10%#6C5FA8
Darker −20%#554B89
Darker −30%#413968
Darker −40%#2C2747
More saturated +25%#7A68D3
Less saturated −25%#9A99A2

Channel breakdown

R138
G128
B186
Red138 (54.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue250.34°
Saturation (HSL)29.59%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 80 · B BA

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