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Colour

#8792C6

  • #8792C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8792C6 is a blue with RGB values 135, 146, 198 and HSL 230°, 36%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8792C6#8792C6
HEX#8792C6
RGBrgb(135, 146, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5725, 0.7765
RGB percentages52.9%, 57.3%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(229.5, 35.6%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 31.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK31.8%, 26.3%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,884,934
CSS custom property--colour: #8792C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#786D39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8297C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E92C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#769CA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light steelblue · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6BB87
Analogous#87B2C6, #9B87C6
Triadic#C68792, #92C687
Split complementary#C69C87, #B2C687
Tetradic#C687B2, #C6BB87, #87C69B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF0F7
Lighter +20%#CCD1E7
Lighter +10%#AAB1D6
Darker −10%#6473B6
Darker −20%#4A599D
Darker −30%#3A457A
Darker −40%#2A3257
More saturated +25%#7184DC
Less saturated −25%#9DA0B0

Channel breakdown

R135
G146
B198
Red135 (52.9%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue229.52°
Saturation (HSL)35.59%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 92 · B C6

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