Colour

#8492BA

#8492BA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8492BA is a blue with RGB values 132, 146, 186 and HSL 224°, 28%, 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#8492BA

RGBrgb(132, 146, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5725, 0.7294

RGB percentages51.8%, 57.3%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(224.4, 28.1%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 29%, 72.9%)

CMYK29%, 21.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,688,314

CSS custom property--colour: #8492BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.8:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#7B6D45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#8191B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#769A9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14 Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Slate grey · ΔE 15.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.9 Gray · ΔE 24 Dark grey · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BAAC84

Analogous#84ADBA, #9184BA

Triadic#BA8492, #92BA84

Split complementary#BA9184, #ADBA84

Tetradic#BA84AD, #BAAC84, #84BA91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E6E9F1

Lighter +20%#C5CCDF

Lighter +10%#A5AFCC

Darker −10%#6375A8

Darker −20%#4E5D8A

Darker −30%#3B476A

Darker −40%#293149

More saturated +25%#6C86D2

Less saturated −25%#9C9EA2

Channel breakdown

R132

G146

B186

Red132 (51.8%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue224.44°

Saturation (HSL)28.12%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 92 · B BA

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Colour values

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