Colour

#8396BF

#8396BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8396BF is a blue with RGB values 131, 150, 191 and HSL 221°, 32%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8396BF

RGBrgb(131, 150, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.5882, 0.749

RGB percentages51.4%, 58.8%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(221, 31.9%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221, 31.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK31.4%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,623,807

CSS custom property--colour: #8396BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#7C6940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8999C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8393BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#729EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Steel blue · ΔE 14.7 Slate grey · ΔE 16.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 23 Dark grey · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFAC83

Analogous#83B4BF, #8E83BF

Triadic#BF8396, #96BF83

Split complementary#BF8E83, #B4BF83

Tetradic#BF83B4, #BFAC83, #83BF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E8EBF3

Lighter +20%#C6CFE2

Lighter +10%#A5B2D0

Darker −10%#617AAE

Darker −20%#4B6191

Darker −30%#3A4B6F

Darker −40%#28344E

More saturated +25%#6B8DD7

Less saturated −25%#9B9FA8

Channel breakdown

R131

G150

B191

Red131 (51.4%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue221°

Saturation (HSL)31.91%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G 96 · B BF

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Colour values

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