Colour

#858B9E

#858B9E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#858B9E is a blue with RGB values 133, 139, 158 and HSL 226°, 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#858B9E

RGBrgb(133, 139, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5451, 0.6196

RGB percentages52.2%, 54.5%, 62%

HSLhsl(225.6, 11.4%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 15.8%, 62%)

CMYK15.8%, 12%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,752,030

CSS custom property--colour: #858B9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.6 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#7A7461

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868C9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#848A9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#7F8E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 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 4.6 Slate grey · ΔE 6.5 Gray · ΔE 11.8 Dark grey · ΔE 15.7 Dim grey · ΔE 17.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 4.62, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9E9885

Analogous#85979E, #8B859E

Triadic#9E858B, #8B9E85

Split complementary#9E8B85, #979E85

Tetradic#9E8597, #9E9885, #859E8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F7F8

Lighter +30%#DADCE2

Lighter +20%#BEC1CB

Lighter +10%#A1A6B5

Darker −10%#6A7186

Darker −20%#545969

Darker −30%#3D414D

Darker −40%#272930

More saturated +25%#6A7DB9

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R133

G139

B158

Red133 (52.2%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue225.6°

Saturation (HSL)11.42%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 8B · B 9E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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