Colour

#8492B8

#8492B8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8492B8 is a blue with RGB values 132, 146, 184 and HSL 224°, 27%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8492B8

RGBrgb(132, 146, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5725, 0.7216

RGB percentages51.8%, 57.3%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(223.8, 26.8%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 28.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK28.3%, 20.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,688,312

CSS custom property--colour: #8492B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1

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

Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#7B6D47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8695BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8290B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#76999Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.9 Slate grey · ΔE 14.7 Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5 Gray · ΔE 22.9 Dark grey · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B8AA84

Analogous#84ACB8, #9084B8

Triadic#B88492, #92B884

Split complementary#B89084, #ACB884

Tetradic#B884AC, #B8AA84, #84B890

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5E8F0

Lighter +20%#C5CBDD

Lighter +10%#A4AFCB

Darker −10%#6475A5

Darker −20%#4E5E88

Darker −30%#3C4767

Darker −40%#293147

More saturated +25%#6C87D0

Less saturated −25%#9C9DA0

Channel breakdown

R132

G146

B184

Red132 (51.8%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue223.85°

Saturation (HSL)26.8%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 92 · B B8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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