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Colour

#8798B5

  • #8798B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8798B5 is a blue with RGB values 135, 152, 181 and HSL 218°, 24%, 62%. 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

#8798B5#8798B5
HEX#8798B5
RGBrgb(135, 152, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.5961, 0.7098
RGB percentages52.9%, 59.6%, 71%
HSLhsl(217.8, 23.7%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 25.4%, 71%)
CMYK25.4%, 16%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,886,453
CSS custom property--colour: #8798B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#78674A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F99B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A95B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7B9EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.3Slate grey · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Gray · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5A487
Analogous#87AFB5, #8D87B5
Triadic#B58798, #98B587
Split complementary#B58D87, #AFB587
Tetradic#B587AF, #B5A487, #87B58D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E9EF
Lighter +20%#C6CEDC
Lighter +10%#A7B3C8
Darker −10%#677DA2
Darker −20%#526484
Darker −30%#3E4C65
Darker −40%#2B3545
More saturated +25%#6F92CD
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R135
G152
B181
Red135 (52.9%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue217.83°
Saturation (HSL)23.71%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 98 · B B5

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