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Recognised as Colour

#8996A2

  • #8996A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8996A2 is a blue with RGB values 137, 150, 162 and HSL 209°, 12%, 59%. 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

#8996A2#8996A2
HEX#8996A2
RGBrgb(137, 150, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5882, 0.6353
RGB percentages53.7%, 58.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(208.8, 11.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.8, 15.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK15.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,016,994
CSS custom property--colour: #8996A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2974WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#76695D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9196A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E93A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#83999Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.4Slate grey · ΔE 9Dark grey · ΔE 11.3Gray · ΔE 11.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6Silver · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A29589
Analogous#89A2A1, #898AA2
Triadic#A28996, #96A289
Split complementary#A28989, #A2A189
Tetradic#A189A2, #A29589, #8AA289

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFC
Lighter +30%#DFE2E5
Lighter +20%#C2C9CF
Lighter +10%#A6AFB8
Darker −10%#6D7D8B
Darker −20%#57636E
Darker −30%#404952
Darker −40%#2A3035
More saturated +25%#6F97BC
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R137
G150
B162
Red137 (53.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue208.8°
Saturation (HSL)11.85%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 96 · B A2

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