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Recognised as Colour

#8793B1

  • #8793B1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8793B1 is a blue with RGB values 135, 147, 177 and HSL 223°, 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

#8793B1#8793B1
HEX#8793B1
RGBrgb(135, 147, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5765, 0.6941
RGB percentages52.9%, 57.6%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(222.9, 21.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 23.7%, 69.4%)
CMYK23.7%, 16.9%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,885,169
CSS custom property--colour: #8793B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#786C4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A95B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8691B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#7C999Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 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 text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.1Slate grey · ΔE 11.4Light steelblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Gray · ΔE 18.8Dark grey · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1A587
Analogous#87A8B1, #9087B1
Triadic#B18793, #93B187
Split complementary#B19087, #A8B187
Tetradic#B187A8, #B1A587, #87B190

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E6ED
Lighter +20%#C5CBD9
Lighter +10%#A6AFC5
Darker −10%#68779D
Darker −20%#535F7F
Darker −30%#3F4860
Darker −40%#2B3141
More saturated +25%#6E88CA
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R135
G147
B177
Red135 (52.9%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)21.21%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 93 · B B1

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