Colour

#8484A1

#8484A1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8484A1 is a blue with RGB values 132, 132, 161 and HSL 240°, 13%, 57%. 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

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HEX#8484A1

RGBrgb(132, 132, 161)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5176, 0.6314

RGB percentages51.8%, 51.8%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(240, 13.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 18%, 63.1%)

CMYK18%, 18%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,684,705

CSS custom property--colour: #8484A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1

Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#7B7B5E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D87A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C86A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#7E898Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5 Slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Gray · ΔE 16.8 Steel blue · ΔE 20.1 Dim grey · ΔE 20.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1A184

Analogous#8493A1, #9384A1

Triadic#A18484, #84A184

Split complementary#A19384, #93A184

Tetradic#A18493, #A1A184, #84A193

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8F9

Lighter +30%#DBDBE3

Lighter +20%#BEBECD

Lighter +10%#A1A1B7

Darker −10%#696989

Darker −20%#53536C

Darker −30%#3D3D4F

Darker −40%#272732

More saturated +25%#6969BC

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R132

G132

B161

Red132 (51.8%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)13.36%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 84 · B A1

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