Colour

#8493BC

#8493BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8493BC is a blue with RGB values 132, 147, 188 and HSL 224°, 29%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8493BC

RGBrgb(132, 147, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5765, 0.7373

RGB percentages51.8%, 57.6%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(223.9, 29.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 29.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK29.8%, 21.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,688,572

CSS custom property--colour: #8493BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#7B6C43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8696BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

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

Tritanopia#759BA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Steel blue · ΔE 15.1 Slate grey · ΔE 16.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5 Gray · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCAD84

Analogous#84AFBC, #9184BC

Triadic#BC8493, #93BC84

Split complementary#BC9184, #AFBC84

Tetradic#BC84AF, #BCAD84, #84BC91

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7EAF2

Lighter +20%#C6CDE0

Lighter +10%#A5B0CE

Darker −10%#6376AA

Darker −20%#4D5E8D

Darker −30%#3B486C

Darker −40%#29324B

More saturated +25%#6C88D4

Less saturated −25%#9C9EA4

Channel breakdown

R132

G147

B188

Red132 (51.8%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue223.93°

Saturation (HSL)29.47%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 93 · B BC

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