Colour

#848A99

#848A99
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#848A99 is a blue with RGB values 132, 138, 153 and HSL 223°, 9%, 56%. 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

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HEX#848A99

RGBrgb(132, 138, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5412, 0.6

RGB percentages51.8%, 54.1%, 60%

HSLhsl(222.9, 9.3%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 13.7%, 60%)

CMYK13.7%, 9.8%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,686,233

CSS custom property--colour: #848A99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#7B7566

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868B9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#848999no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#7F8D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.3 Slate grey · ΔE 5.9 Gray · ΔE 9.6 Dark grey · ΔE 14.7 Dim grey · ΔE 15.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.31, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#999384

Analogous#849499, #898499

Triadic#99848A, #8A9984

Split complementary#998984, #949984

Tetradic#998494, #999384, #849989

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F4F5

Lighter +30%#D8DADE

Lighter +20%#BCBFC7

Lighter +10%#A0A5B0

Darker −10%#6A7080

Darker −20%#535864

Darker −30%#3C3F48

Darker −40%#25272C

More saturated +25%#687EB5

Less saturated −25%#8F8F8F

Channel breakdown

R132

G138

B153

Red132 (51.8%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)9.33%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 8A · B 99

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