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Recognised as Colour

#8489A9

  • #8489A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8489A9 is a blue with RGB values 132, 137, 169 and HSL 232°, 18%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8489A9#8489A9
HEX#8489A9
RGBrgb(132, 137, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5373, 0.6627
RGB percentages51.8%, 53.7%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(231.9, 17.7%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 21.9%, 66.3%)
CMYK21.9%, 18.9%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,685,993
CSS custom property--colour: #8489A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#7B7656

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808CAAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E89A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#7B8F94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10Slate grey · ΔE 11.2Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Gray · ΔE 18.7Dark grey · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9A484
Analogous#849CA9, #9284A9
Triadic#A98489, #89A984
Split complementary#A99284, #9BA984
Tetradic#A9849C, #A9A484, #84A992

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFD
Lighter +30%#DEDFE8
Lighter +20%#C0C3D3
Lighter +10%#A2A6BE
Darker −10%#676D93
Darker −20%#525775
Darker −30%#3D4057
Darker −40%#282A39
More saturated +25%#6A76C3
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R132
G137
B169
Red132 (51.8%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue231.89°
Saturation (HSL)17.7%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 89 · B A9

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