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Recognised as Colour

#898AA2

  • #898AA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#898AA2 is a blue with RGB values 137, 138, 162 and HSL 238°, 12%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#898AA2#898AA2
HEX#898AA2
RGBrgb(137, 138, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5412, 0.6353
RGB percentages53.7%, 54.1%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(237.6, 11.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 15.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK15.4%, 14.8%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,013,922
CSS custom property--colour: #898AA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#76755D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#848DA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#838BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#848E92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.5Slate grey · ΔE 8.9Gray · ΔE 14.4Dark grey · ΔE 17.6Dim grey · ΔE 19.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2A189
Analogous#8996A2, #9489A2
Triadic#A2898A, #8AA289
Split complementary#A29489, #96A289
Tetradic#A28996, #A2A189, #89A294

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFC
Lighter +30%#DFDFE5
Lighter +20%#C2C3CF
Lighter +10%#A6A6B8
Darker −10%#6D6E8B
Darker −20%#57586E
Darker −30%#404152
Darker −40%#2A2A35
More saturated +25%#6F72BC
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R137
G138
B162
Red137 (53.7%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue237.6°
Saturation (HSL)11.85%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 8A · B A2

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