Colour

#858B9D

#858B9D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#858B9D is a blue with RGB values 133, 139, 157 and HSL 225°, 11%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#858B9D

RGBrgb(133, 139, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5451, 0.6157

RGB percentages52.2%, 54.5%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(225, 10.9%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 15.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK15.3%, 11.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,752,029

CSS custom property--colour: #858B9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1

Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#7A7462

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868C9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#848A9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#808E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 4.5 Slate grey · ΔE 6.4 Gray · ΔE 11.3 Dark grey · ΔE 15.4 Dim grey · ΔE 17.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.47, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D9785

Analogous#85979D, #8B859D

Triadic#9D858B, #8B9D85

Split complementary#9D8B85, #979D85

Tetradic#9D8597, #9D9785, #859D8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6F7F8

Lighter +30%#DADCE1

Lighter +20%#BEC1CA

Lighter +10%#A1A6B4

Darker −10%#6A7185

Darker −20%#545968

Darker −30%#3D414C

Darker −40%#262930

More saturated +25%#6A7DB9

Less saturated −25%#919191

Channel breakdown

R133

G139

B157

Red133 (52.2%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)10.91%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 8B · B 9D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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