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Recognised as Colour

#8795B8

  • #8795B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8795B8 is a blue with RGB values 135, 149, 184 and HSL 223°, 26%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8795B8#8795B8
HEX#8795B8
RGBrgb(135, 149, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5843, 0.7216
RGB percentages52.9%, 58.4%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(222.9, 25.7%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 26.6%, 72.2%)
CMYK26.6%, 19%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,885,688
CSS custom property--colour: #8795B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#786A47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A97BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8693B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#7A9CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 17.9Dark grey · ΔE 21.4Gray · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8AA87
Analogous#87ADB8, #9287B8
Triadic#B88795, #95B887
Split complementary#B89287, #AEB887
Tetradic#B887AE, #B8AA87, #87B892

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EAF1
Lighter +20%#C7CEDE
Lighter +10%#A7B1CB
Darker −10%#6779A5
Darker −20%#516188
Darker −30%#3E4A68
Darker −40%#2B3348
More saturated +25%#6F8BD0
Less saturated −25%#9F9FA0

Channel breakdown

R135
G149
B184
Red135 (52.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)25.65%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 95 · B B8

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