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Colour

#8994AE

  • #8994AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8994AE is a blue with RGB values 137, 148, 174 and HSL 222°, 19%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8994AE#8994AE
HEX#8994AE
RGBrgb(137, 148, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5804, 0.6824
RGB percentages53.7%, 58%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(222.2, 18.6%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 21.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK21.3%, 14.9%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,016,494
CSS custom property--colour: #8994AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#766B51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C96AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8992ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#80999Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.7Slate grey · ΔE 10.3Gray · ΔE 16.9Dark grey · ΔE 17Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEA389
Analogous#89A7AE, #9089AE
Triadic#AE8994, #94AE89
Split complementary#AE9189, #A7AE89
Tetradic#AE89A7, #AEA389, #89AE91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E6EC
Lighter +20%#C5CBD8
Lighter +10%#A7AFC3
Darker −10%#6B7999
Darker −20%#55617C
Darker −30%#40495E
Darker −40%#2C313F
More saturated +25%#708AC7
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R137
G148
B174
Red137 (53.7%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue222.16°
Saturation (HSL)18.59%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 94 · B AE

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