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Colour

#8486AB

  • #8486AB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8486AB is a blue with RGB values 132, 134, 171 and HSL 237°, 19%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8486AB#8486AB
HEX#8486AB
RGBrgb(132, 134, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5255, 0.6706
RGB percentages51.8%, 52.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(236.9, 18.8%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.9, 22.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK22.8%, 21.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,685,227
CSS custom property--colour: #8486AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#7B7954

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8AADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B88AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7B8C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Gray · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23.6Dark grey · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABA984
Analogous#849AAB, #9584AB
Triadic#AB8486, #86AB84
Split complementary#AB9584, #9AAB84
Tetradic#AB849A, #ABA984, #84AB95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#DFDFE9
Lighter +20%#C1C2D4
Lighter +10%#A2A4C0
Darker −10%#666996
Darker −20%#525477
Darker −30%#3D3E59
Darker −40%#28293B
More saturated +25%#6A6FC5
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R132
G134
B171
Red132 (51.8%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue236.92°
Saturation (HSL)18.84%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 86 · B AB

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