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Colour

#8484AC

  • #8484AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8484AC is a blue with RGB values 132, 132, 172 and HSL 240°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8484AC#8484AC
HEX#8484AC
RGBrgb(132, 132, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5176, 0.6745
RGB percentages51.8%, 51.8%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(240, 19.4%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 23.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK23.3%, 23.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,684,716
CSS custom property--colour: #8484AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 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#878787
Inverted#7B7B53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A89AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7886ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7B8B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.5Gray · ΔE 23.1Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9Dim grey · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACAC84
Analogous#8498AC, #9884AC
Triadic#AC8484, #84AC84
Split complementary#AC9884, #98AC84
Tetradic#AC8498, #ACAC84, #84AC98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DFDFEA
Lighter +20%#C1C1D5
Lighter +10%#A2A2C1
Darker −10%#666697
Darker −20%#515179
Darker −30%#3D3D5A
Darker −40%#28283C
More saturated +25%#6A6AC6
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R132
G132
B172
Red132 (51.8%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)19.42%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 84 · B AC

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