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Recognised as Colour

#8F80CC

  • #8F80CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8F80CC is a blue with RGB values 143, 128, 204 and HSL 252°, 43%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8F80CC#8F80CC
HEX#8F80CC
RGBrgb(143, 128, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.502, 0.8
RGB percentages56.1%, 50.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(251.8, 42.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 37.3%, 80%)
CMYK29.9%, 37.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,404,620
CSS custom property--colour: #8F80CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#707F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A8CCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C89CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#818E9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.3Plum · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDCC80
Analogous#8097CC, #B580CC
Triadic#CC8F80, #80CC8F
Split complementary#CCB580, #97CC80
Tetradic#CC8097, #BDCC80, #80CCB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFEDF8
Lighter +20%#CFC9E9
Lighter +10%#AFA4DB
Darker −10%#6F5CBD
Darker −20%#5542A4
Darker −30%#423380
Darker −40%#2F255B
More saturated +25%#826AE2
Less saturated −25%#9C96B6

Channel breakdown

R143
G128
B204
Red143 (56.1%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue251.84°
Saturation (HSL)42.7%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 80 · B CC

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