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Recognised as Colour

#8492AD

  • #8492AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8492AD is a blue with RGB values 132, 146, 173 and HSL 220°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8492AD#8492AD
HEX#8492AD
RGBrgb(132, 146, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5725, 0.6784
RGB percentages51.8%, 57.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(219.5, 20%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 23.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK23.7%, 15.6%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,688,301
CSS custom property--colour: #8492AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#7B6D52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8993AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8690ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7A979Bno 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 text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.2Slate grey · ΔE 9.7Gray · ΔE 17.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD9F84
Analogous#84A7AD, #8B84AD
Triadic#AD8492, #92AD84
Split complementary#AD8B84, #A7AD84
Tetradic#AD84A7, #AD9F84, #84AD8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#E0E3EA
Lighter +20%#C1C8D6
Lighter +10%#A3ADC1
Darker −10%#667798
Darker −20%#515F7A
Darker −30%#3D475B
Darker −40%#282F3D
More saturated +25%#6A8AC7
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R132
G146
B173
Red132 (51.8%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue219.51°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 92 · B AD

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