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Colour

#8992AC

  • #8992AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8992AC is a blue with RGB values 137, 146, 172 and HSL 225°, 17%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8992AC#8992AC
HEX#8992AC
RGBrgb(137, 146, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5725, 0.6745
RGB percentages53.7%, 57.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(224.6, 17.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 20.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK20.3%, 15.1%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,015,980
CSS custom property--colour: #8992AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#766D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A94ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8891ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#81979Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.6Slate grey · ΔE 10Gray · ΔE 16.5Dark grey · ΔE 17.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACA389
Analogous#89A4AC, #9289AC
Triadic#AC8992, #92AC89
Split complementary#AC9289, #A4AC89
Tetradic#AC89A4, #ACA389, #89AC92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E5EB
Lighter +20%#C5C9D6
Lighter +10%#A7AEC1
Darker −10%#6B7697
Darker −20%#555F7A
Darker −30%#40475C
Darker −40%#2B303E
More saturated +25%#7086C5
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R137
G146
B172
Red137 (53.7%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue224.57°
Saturation (HSL)17.41%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 92 · B AC

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