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Recognised as Colour

#8797BB

  • #8797BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8797BB is a blue with RGB values 135, 151, 187 and HSL 222°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8797BB#8797BB
HEX#8797BB
RGBrgb(135, 151, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5922, 0.7333
RGB percentages52.9%, 59.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(221.5, 27.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 27.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK27.8%, 19.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,886,203
CSS custom property--colour: #8797BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30872WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#786844

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C99BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8795BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#799EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.4Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 17.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.8Gray · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBAB87
Analogous#87B1BB, #9187BB
Triadic#BB8797, #97BB87
Split complementary#BB9187, #B1BB87
Tetradic#BB87B1, #BBAB87, #87BB91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9ECF2
Lighter +20%#C8CFE0
Lighter +10%#A8B3CD
Darker −10%#667BA9
Darker −20%#50628C
Darker −30%#3D4C6C
Darker −40%#2B354B
More saturated +25%#708ED3
Less saturated −25%#9FA0A3

Channel breakdown

R135
G151
B187
Red135 (52.9%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)27.66%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 97 · B BB

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