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Colour

#8796A4

  • #8796A4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8796A4 is a blue with RGB values 135, 150, 164 and HSL 209°, 14%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8796A4#8796A4
HEX#8796A4
RGBrgb(135, 150, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5882, 0.6431
RGB percentages52.9%, 58.8%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(209, 13.7%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 17.7%, 64.3%)
CMYK17.7%, 8.5%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,885,924
CSS custom property--colour: #8796A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#78695B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9196A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D93A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#80999Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.8Slate grey · ΔE 8.6Gray · ΔE 12.2Dark grey · ΔE 12.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A49587
Analogous#87A4A4, #8788A4
Triadic#A48796, #96A487
Split complementary#A48788, #A4A487
Tetradic#A387A4, #A49587, #88A487

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFC
Lighter +30%#DEE2E6
Lighter +20%#C1C9D0
Lighter +10%#A4AFBA
Darker −10%#6B7D8D
Darker −20%#556370
Darker −30%#3F4953
Darker −40%#293036
More saturated +25%#6D97BE
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R135
G150
B164
Red135 (52.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue208.97°
Saturation (HSL)13.74%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 96 · B A4

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