Recognised as Colour

#898BA0

#898BA0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#898BA0 is a blue with RGB values 137, 139, 160 and HSL 235°, 11%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#898BA0#898BA0

HEX#898BA0

RGBrgb(137, 139, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5451, 0.6275

RGB percentages53.7%, 54.5%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(234.8, 10.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 14.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK14.4%, 13.1%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,014,176

CSS custom property--colour: #898BA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#76745F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#868DA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#858C9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#848F92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.4 Slate grey · ΔE 8.1 Gray · ΔE 12.8 Dark grey · ΔE 16.2 Dim grey · ΔE 18.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.42, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A09E89

Analogous#8996A0, #9389A0

Triadic#A0898B, #8BA089

Split complementary#A09389, #96A089

Tetradic#A08996, #A09E89, #89A093

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAFB

Lighter +30%#DEDEE4

Lighter +20%#C2C3CD

Lighter +10%#A5A7B7

Darker −10%#6E7088

Darker −20%#57596C

Darker −30%#404250

Darker −40%#292A34

More saturated +25%#6E75BB

Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R137

G139

B160

Red137 (53.7%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue234.78°

Saturation (HSL)10.8%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 8B · B A0

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