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Colour

#8793B0

  • #8793B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8793B0 is a blue with RGB values 135, 147, 176 and HSL 222°, 21%, 61%. 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

#8793B0#8793B0
HEX#8793B0
RGBrgb(135, 147, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5765, 0.6902
RGB percentages52.9%, 57.6%, 69%
HSLhsl(222.4, 20.6%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 23.3%, 69%)
CMYK23.3%, 16.5%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,885,168
CSS custom property--colour: #8793B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#786C4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A95B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8791AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7D999Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.6Slate grey · ΔE 11Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Gray · ΔE 18.3Dark grey · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0A487
Analogous#87A7B0, #9087B0
Triadic#B08793, #93B087
Split complementary#B09087, #A8B087
Tetradic#B087A8, #B0A487, #87B090

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E6ED
Lighter +20%#C5CAD8
Lighter +10%#A6AFC4
Darker −10%#68779C
Darker −20%#53607E
Darker −30%#3F485F
Darker −40%#2A3141
More saturated +25%#6E89C9
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R135
G147
B176
Red135 (52.9%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue222.44°
Saturation (HSL)20.6%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 93 · B B0

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