Colour

#898EA0

#898EA0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#898EA0 is a blue with RGB values 137, 142, 160 and HSL 227°, 11%, 58%. 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

#898EA0#898EA0

HEX#898EA0

RGBrgb(137, 142, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5569, 0.6275

RGB percentages53.7%, 55.7%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(227, 10.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227, 14.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK14.4%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,014,944

CSS custom property--colour: #898EA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27202WCAG 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 6.44:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#76715F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898FA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#888EA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#849194no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.4 Slate grey · ΔE 7.6 Gray · ΔE 11.7 Dark grey · ΔE 14.4 Dim grey · ΔE 18 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A09B89

Analogous#899AA0, #8F89A0

Triadic#A0898E, #8EA089

Split complementary#A08F89, #9AA089

Tetradic#A0899A, #A09B89, #89A08F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAFAFB

Lighter +30%#DEDFE4

Lighter +20%#C2C4CD

Lighter +10%#A5A9B7

Darker −10%#6E7388

Darker −20%#575C6C

Darker −30%#404450

Darker −40%#292C34

More saturated +25%#6E7FBB

Less saturated −25%#949494

Channel breakdown

R137

G142

B160

Red137 (53.7%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue226.96°

Saturation (HSL)10.8%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 8E · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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