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Recognised as Colour

#8997B2

  • #8997B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8997B2 is a blue with RGB values 137, 151, 178 and HSL 220°, 21%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8997B2#8997B2
HEX#8997B2
RGBrgb(137, 151, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5922, 0.698
RGB percentages53.7%, 59.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(219.5, 21%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 23%, 69.8%)
CMYK23%, 15.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,017,266
CSS custom property--colour: #8997B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#76684D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F98B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B95B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#7F9CA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.5Slate grey · ΔE 11.2Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4Dark grey · ΔE 17.2Gray · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2A489
Analogous#89ACB2, #9089B2
Triadic#B28997, #97B289
Split complementary#B29089, #ACB289
Tetradic#B289AC, #B2A489, #89B290

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E9EE
Lighter +20%#C7CDDA
Lighter +10%#A8B2C6
Darker −10%#6A7C9E
Darker −20%#546381
Darker −30%#404C62
Darker −40%#2C3443
More saturated +25%#718FCA
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R137
G151
B178
Red137 (53.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue219.51°
Saturation (HSL)21.03%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 97 · B B2

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