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Recognised as Colour

#8896BB

  • #8896BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8896BB is a blue with RGB values 136, 150, 187 and HSL 224°, 27%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8896BB#8896BB
HEX#8896BB
RGBrgb(136, 150, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5882, 0.7333
RGB percentages53.3%, 58.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(223.5, 27.3%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 27.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK27.3%, 19.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,951,483
CSS custom property--colour: #8896BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#776944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B99BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8694BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#7B9DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.9Slate grey · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Dark grey · ΔE 22.3Gray · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBAD88
Analogous#88B0BB, #9388BB
Triadic#BB8896, #96BB88
Split complementary#BB9388, #B0BB88
Tetradic#BB88B0, #BBAD88, #88BB93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9ECF3
Lighter +20%#C9CFE0
Lighter +10%#A8B3CE
Darker −10%#6879A8
Darker −20%#50618D
Darker −30%#3E4B6C
Darker −40%#2B344C
More saturated +25%#718BD2
Less saturated −25%#9FA1A4

Channel breakdown

R136
G150
B187
Red136 (53.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue223.53°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 96 · B BB

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