Recognised as Colour

#8994A2

#8994A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8994A2 is a blue with RGB values 137, 148, 162 and HSL 214°, 12%, 59%. 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

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HEX#8994A2

RGBrgb(137, 148, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5804, 0.6353

RGB percentages53.7%, 58%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(213.6, 11.8%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 15.4%, 63.5%)

CMYK15.4%, 8.6%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,016,482

CSS custom property--colour: #8994A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#766B5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F94A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D92A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Tritanopia#839798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.7 Slate grey · ΔE 8.3 Gray · ΔE 11.4 Dark grey · ΔE 12.1 Dim grey · ΔE 18.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A29789

Analogous#89A1A2, #8A89A2

Triadic#A28994, #94A289

Split complementary#A28A89, #A1A289

Tetradic#A289A1, #A29789, #89A28A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFBFC

Lighter +30%#DFE2E5

Lighter +20%#C2C8CF

Lighter +10%#A6AEB8

Darker −10%#6D7A8B

Darker −20%#57616E

Darker −30%#404852

Darker −40%#2A2F35

More saturated +25%#6F91BC

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R137

G148

B162

Red137 (53.7%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue213.6°

Saturation (HSL)11.85%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 89 · G 94 · B A2

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