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Colour

#8794C2

  • #8794C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8794C2 is a blue with RGB values 135, 148, 194 and HSL 227°, 33%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8794C2#8794C2
HEX#8794C2
RGBrgb(135, 148, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5804, 0.7608
RGB percentages52.9%, 58%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(226.8, 32.6%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 30.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK30.4%, 23.7%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,885,442
CSS custom property--colour: #8794C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#786B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8698C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8193C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#779DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2B587
Analogous#87B1C2, #9787C2
Triadic#C28794, #94C287
Split complementary#C29787, #B1C287
Tetradic#C287B2, #C2B587, #87C297

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEEF6
Lighter +20%#CBD0E4
Lighter +10%#A9B2D3
Darker −10%#6576B1
Darker −20%#4D5D96
Darker −30%#3B4875
Darker −40%#2A3353
More saturated +25%#7087D9
Less saturated −25%#9EA1AB

Channel breakdown

R135
G148
B194
Red135 (52.9%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue226.78°
Saturation (HSL)32.6%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 94 · B C2

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