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Colour

#8985AC

  • #8985AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8985AC is a blue with RGB values 137, 133, 172 and HSL 246°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8985AC#8985AC
HEX#8985AC
RGBrgb(137, 133, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5216, 0.6745
RGB percentages53.7%, 52.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(246.2, 19%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 22.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK20.3%, 22.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,012,652
CSS custom property--colour: #8985AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#767A53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8AAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B88ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#828B92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 19.1Gray · ΔE 22.6Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5Dark grey · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8AC85
Analogous#8595AC, #9D85AC
Triadic#AC8985, #85AC89
Split complementary#AC9D85, #95AC85
Tetradic#AC8595, #A8AC85, #85AC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#E1E0EA
Lighter +20%#C4C2D5
Lighter +10%#A6A3C1
Darker −10%#6C6797
Darker −20%#565279
Darker −30%#413E5A
Darker −40%#2B293C
More saturated +25%#756BC6
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R137
G133
B172
Red137 (53.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue246.15°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 85 · B AC

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