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Colour

#8791AD

  • #8791AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8791AD is a blue with RGB values 135, 145, 173 and HSL 224°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8791AD#8791AD
HEX#8791AD
RGBrgb(135, 145, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5686, 0.6784
RGB percentages52.9%, 56.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(224.2, 18.8%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 22%, 67.8%)
CMYK22%, 16.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,884,653
CSS custom property--colour: #8791AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#786E52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8993AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8690ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7E969Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.1Slate grey · ΔE 10.3Gray · ΔE 17.4Dark grey · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADA387
Analogous#87A4AD, #9087AD
Triadic#AD8791, #91AD87
Split complementary#AD9087, #A4AD87
Tetradic#AD87A4, #ADA387, #87AD90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E4EB
Lighter +20%#C4C9D6
Lighter +10%#A5ADC2
Darker −10%#697598
Darker −20%#545E7A
Darker −30%#3F475C
Darker −40%#2A2F3E
More saturated +25%#6E85C6
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R135
G145
B173
Red135 (52.9%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)18.81%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 91 · B AD

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