Colour

#8498AC

#8498AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8498AC is a blue with RGB values 132, 152, 172 and HSL 210°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8498AC#8498AC

HEX#8498AC

RGBrgb(132, 152, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5961, 0.6745

RGB percentages51.8%, 59.6%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(210, 19.4%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 23.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK23.3%, 11.6%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,689,836

CSS custom property--colour: #8498AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#7B6753

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9198ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C94ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#799D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.3 Slate grey · ΔE 9.4 Dark grey · ΔE 14.9 Gray · ΔE 15.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7 Cadetblue · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC9884

Analogous#84ACAC, #8484AC

Triadic#AC8498, #98AC84

Split complementary#AC8484, #ACAC84

Tetradic#AC84AC, #AC9884, #84AC84

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#DFE5EA

Lighter +20%#C1CBD5

Lighter +10%#A2B2C1

Darker −10%#667F97

Darker −20%#516579

Darker −30%#3D4C5A

Darker −40%#28323C

More saturated +25%#6A98C6

Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R132

G152

B172

Red132 (51.8%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)19.42%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 98 · B AC

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Colour values

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