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Recognised as Colour

#8792B3

  • #8792B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8792B3 is a blue with RGB values 135, 146, 179 and HSL 225°, 22%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8792B3#8792B3
HEX#8792B3
RGBrgb(135, 146, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5725, 0.702
RGB percentages52.9%, 57.3%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(225, 22.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 24.6%, 70.2%)
CMYK24.6%, 18.4%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,884,915
CSS custom property--colour: #8792B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#786D4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8895B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8591B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7C989Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.6Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Gray · ΔE 20.2Dark grey · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3A887
Analogous#87A8B3, #9287B3
Triadic#B38792, #92B387
Split complementary#B39287, #A8B387
Tetradic#B387A8, #B3A887, #87B392

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E7EE
Lighter +20%#C5CBDB
Lighter +10%#A6AEC7
Darker −10%#68769F
Darker −20%#525E82
Darker −30%#3E4763
Darker −40%#2B3143
More saturated +25%#6F86CC
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R135
G146
B179
Red135 (52.9%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)22.45%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 92 · B B3

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