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Recognised as Colour

#8494B8

  • #8494B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8494B8 is a blue with RGB values 132, 148, 184 and HSL 222°, 27%, 62%. 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

#8494B8#8494B8
HEX#8494B8
RGBrgb(132, 148, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5804, 0.7216
RGB percentages51.8%, 58%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(221.5, 26.8%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 28.3%, 72.2%)
CMYK28.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,688,824
CSS custom property--colour: #8494B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29546WCAG 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 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#7B6B47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8996BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8492B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#769BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Steel blue · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Gray · ΔE 22.1Dark grey · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8A884
Analogous#84AEB8, #8E84B8
Triadic#B88494, #94B884
Split complementary#B88E84, #AEB884
Tetradic#B884AE, #B8A884, #84B88E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E8F0
Lighter +20%#C5CCDD
Lighter +10%#A4B0CB
Darker −10%#6478A5
Darker −20%#4E6088
Darker −30%#3C4967
Darker −40%#293247
More saturated +25%#6C8BD0
Less saturated −25%#9C9DA0

Channel breakdown

R132
G148
B184
Red132 (51.8%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)26.8%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 94 · B B8

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