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Colour

#8896BC

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

#8896BC is a blue with RGB values 136, 150, 188 and HSL 224°, 28%, 64%. 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

#8896BC#8896BC
HEX#8896BC
RGBrgb(136, 150, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5882, 0.7373
RGB percentages53.3%, 58.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(223.8, 28%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 27.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK27.7%, 20.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,951,484
CSS custom property--colour: #8896BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.9 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#969696
Inverted#776943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A99BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8694BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#7A9DA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 15.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18Dark grey · ΔE 22.8Gray · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCAE88
Analogous#88B0BC, #9488BC
Triadic#BC8896, #96BC88
Split complementary#BC9488, #B0BC88
Tetradic#BC88B0, #BCAE88, #88BC94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAECF3
Lighter +20%#C9D0E1
Lighter +10%#A9B3CE
Darker −10%#6779AA
Darker −20%#50618E
Darker −30%#3E4A6D
Darker −40%#2B344D
More saturated +25%#718BD3
Less saturated −25%#9FA1A5

Channel breakdown

R136
G150
B188
Red136 (53.3%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue223.85°
Saturation (HSL)27.96%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 88 · G 96 · B BC

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