Colour

#8896C9

#8896C9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8896C9 is a blue with RGB values 136, 150, 201 and HSL 227°, 38%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8896C9

RGBrgb(136, 150, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.5333, 0.5882, 0.7882

RGB percentages53.3%, 58.8%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(227.1, 37.6%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 32.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK32.3%, 25.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,951,497

CSS custom property--colour: #8896C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1

Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#776936

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#869BCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8195C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#76A0A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8 Slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C9BB88

Analogous#88B6C9, #9B88C9

Triadic#C98896, #96C988

Split complementary#C99B88, #B6C988

Tetradic#C988B7, #C9BB88, #88C99B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1F3F9

Lighter +20%#CED4E9

Lighter +10%#ABB5D9

Darker −10%#6577B9

Darker −20%#495CA2

Darker −30%#39487F

Darker −40%#2A345B

More saturated +25%#728ADF

Less saturated −25%#9EA2B3

Channel breakdown

R136

G150

B201

Red136 (53.3%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue227.08°

Saturation (HSL)37.57%

Lightness66.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 88 · G 96 · B C9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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