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Recognised as Colour

#8A85B3

  • #8A85B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A85B3 is a blue with RGB values 138, 133, 179 and HSL 247°, 23%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A85B3#8A85B3
HEX#8A85B3
RGBrgb(138, 133, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5216, 0.702
RGB percentages54.1%, 52.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(246.5, 23.2%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 25.7%, 70.2%)
CMYK22.9%, 25.7%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,078,195
CSS custom property--colour: #8A85B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#757A4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8BB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7989B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#818D95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.7Plum · ΔE 26.1Light steelblue · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 18.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEB385
Analogous#8597B3, #A185B3
Triadic#B38A85, #85B38A
Split complementary#B3A185, #97B385
Tetradic#B38597, #AEB385, #85B3A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E3EE
Lighter +20%#C6C4DA
Lighter +10%#A8A4C7
Darker −10%#6C669F
Darker −20%#565181
Darker −30%#413D62
Darker −40%#2C2943
More saturated +25%#776CCC
Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R138
G133
B179
Red138 (54.1%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue246.52°
Saturation (HSL)23.23%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 85 · B B3

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