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Colour

#8997BA

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

#8997BA is a blue with RGB values 137, 151, 186 and HSL 223°, 26%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8997BA#8997BA
HEX#8997BA
RGBrgb(137, 151, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5922, 0.7294
RGB percentages53.7%, 59.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(222.9, 26.2%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 26.3%, 72.9%)
CMYK26.3%, 18.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,017,274
CSS custom property--colour: #8997BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#766845

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C99BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8895B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#7C9EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Slate grey · ΔE 14.3Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.1Gray · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAAC89
Analogous#89AFBA, #9389BA
Triadic#BA8997, #97BA89
Split complementary#BA9389, #B0BA89
Tetradic#BA89AF, #BAAC89, #89BA93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAECF2
Lighter +20%#C9D0E0
Lighter +10%#A9B3CD
Darker −10%#697BA7
Darker −20%#52628B
Darker −30%#3F4B6B
Darker −40%#2C354B
More saturated +25%#728DD1
Less saturated −25%#A0A1A3

Channel breakdown

R137
G151
B186
Red137 (53.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)26.2%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 97 · B BA

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