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Recognised as Colour

#8098A9

  • #8098A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8098A9 is a blue with RGB values 128, 152, 169 and HSL 205°, 19%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8098A9#8098A9
HEX#8098A9
RGBrgb(128, 152, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5961, 0.6627
RGB percentages50.2%, 59.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(204.9, 19.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 24.3%, 66.3%)
CMYK24.3%, 10.1%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,427,689
CSS custom property--colour: #8098A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#7F6756

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9197AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B93A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#749C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.1Slate grey · ΔE 9.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.7Gray · ΔE 14.9Cadetblue · ΔE 15.7Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A99180
Analogous#80A9A5, #8084A9
Triadic#A98098, #98A980
Split complementary#A98083, #A9A580
Tetradic#A580A9, #A99180, #84A980

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFB
Lighter +30%#DBE2E7
Lighter +20%#BDC9D2
Lighter +10%#9EB1BE
Darker −10%#637F93
Darker −20%#4F6574
Darker −30%#3A4A56
Darker −40%#263037
More saturated +25%#659DC4
Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R128
G152
B169
Red128 (50.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue204.88°
Saturation (HSL)19.25%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 98 · B A9

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