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Recognised as Colour

#898BAD

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

#898BAD is a blue with RGB values 137, 139, 173 and HSL 237°, 18%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#898BAD#898BAD
HEX#898BAD
RGBrgb(137, 139, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5451, 0.6784
RGB percentages53.7%, 54.5%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(236.7, 18%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 20.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK20.8%, 19.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,014,189
CSS custom property--colour: #898BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#767452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828FAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#818CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#819196no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.7Slate grey · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADAB89
Analogous#899DAD, #9989AD
Triadic#AD898B, #8BAD89
Split complementary#AD9989, #9DAD89
Tetradic#AD899D, #ADAB89, #89AD99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E4EC
Lighter +20%#C5C6D7
Lighter +10%#A7A9C2
Darker −10%#6B6D98
Darker −20%#55577B
Darker −30%#40425D
Darker −40%#2B2D3F
More saturated +25%#7075C6
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R137
G139
B173
Red137 (53.7%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue236.67°
Saturation (HSL)18%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 8B · B AD

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