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Colour

#8795C5

  • #8795C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8795C5 is a blue with RGB values 135, 149, 197 and HSL 226°, 35%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8795C5#8795C5
HEX#8795C5
RGBrgb(135, 149, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5843, 0.7725
RGB percentages52.9%, 58.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(226.5, 34.8%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 31.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK31.5%, 24.4%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,885,701
CSS custom property--colour: #8795C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#786A3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8699C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8194C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#769EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B787
Analogous#87B4C5, #9887C5
Triadic#C58795, #95C587
Split complementary#C59887, #B4C587
Tetradic#C587B4, #C5B787, #87C598

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF0F7
Lighter +20%#CCD2E6
Lighter +10%#A9B3D6
Darker −10%#6577B4
Darker −20%#4B5D9B
Darker −30%#3A4879
Darker −40%#2A3456
More saturated +25%#7189DB
Less saturated −25%#9DA1AF

Channel breakdown

R135
G149
B197
Red135 (52.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue226.45°
Saturation (HSL)34.83%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 95 · B C5

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