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Colour

#8697B5

  • #8697B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8697B5 is a blue with RGB values 134, 151, 181 and HSL 218°, 24%, 62%. 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

#8697B5#8697B5
HEX#8697B5
RGBrgb(134, 151, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5922, 0.7098
RGB percentages52.5%, 59.2%, 71%
HSLhsl(218.3, 24.1%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 26%, 71%)
CMYK26%, 16.6%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,820,661
CSS custom property--colour: #8697B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#79684A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D99B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8994B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7A9DA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 12Light steelblue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Dark grey · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5A486
Analogous#86AFB5, #8D86B5
Triadic#B58697, #97B586
Split complementary#B58D86, #AFB586
Tetradic#B586AE, #B5A486, #86B58D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E9EF
Lighter +20%#C5CDDC
Lighter +10%#A6B2C8
Darker −10%#667CA2
Darker −20%#516384
Darker −30%#3D4C65
Darker −40%#2A3445
More saturated +25%#6E90CD
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R134
G151
B181
Red134 (52.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue218.3°
Saturation (HSL)24.1%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 97 · B B5

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