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Recognised as Colour

#8A84AF

  • #8A84AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A84AF is a blue with RGB values 138, 132, 175 and HSL 248°, 21%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A84AF#8A84AF
HEX#8A84AF
RGBrgb(138, 132, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5176, 0.6863
RGB percentages54.1%, 51.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(248.4, 21.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.4, 24.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK21.1%, 24.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,077,935
CSS custom property--colour: #8A84AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#757B50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8AB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A88AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#828B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.3Gray · ΔE 24.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25.8Thistle · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9AF84
Analogous#8494AF, #9F84AF
Triadic#AF8A84, #84AF8A
Split complementary#AFA084, #94AF84
Tetradic#AF8494, #A9AF84, #84AF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E1EB
Lighter +20%#C5C2D7
Lighter +10%#A7A3C3
Darker −10%#6D659B
Darker −20%#57517C
Darker −30%#413D5D
Darker −40%#2C293E
More saturated +25%#786BC8
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R138
G132
B175
Red138 (54.1%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue248.37°
Saturation (HSL)21.18%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 84 · B AF

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