Colour

#89899D

#89899D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#89899D is a blue with RGB values 137, 137, 157 and HSL 240°, 9%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#89899D#89899D

HEX#89899D

RGBrgb(137, 137, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5373, 0.6157

RGB percentages53.7%, 53.7%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(240, 9.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 12.7%, 61.6%)

CMYK12.7%, 12.7%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,013,661

CSS custom property--colour: #89899D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#767662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#848B9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#848A9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#858C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.7 Slate grey · ΔE 8 Gray · ΔE 12.1 Dark grey · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 17.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D9D89

Analogous#89939D, #93899D

Triadic#9D8989, #899D89

Split complementary#9D9389, #939D89

Tetradic#9D8993, #9D9D89, #899D93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F8F8FA

Lighter +30%#DDDDE2

Lighter +20%#C1C1CB

Lighter +10%#A5A5B4

Darker −10%#6E6E85

Darker −20%#575769

Darker −30%#40404D

Darker −40%#292931

More saturated +25%#6E6EB8

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R137

G137

B157

Red137 (53.7%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)9.26%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 89 · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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