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Recognised as Colour

#8A87AF

  • #8A87AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A87AF is a blue with RGB values 138, 135, 175 and HSL 244°, 20%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A87AF#8A87AF
HEX#8A87AF
RGBrgb(138, 135, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5294, 0.6863
RGB percentages54.1%, 52.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(244.5, 20%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 22.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK21.1%, 22.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,078,703
CSS custom property--colour: #8A87AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#757850

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D8CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8AAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#828E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 23.2Light steelblue · ΔE 24Thistle · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACAF87
Analogous#8798AF, #9E87AF
Triadic#AF8A87, #87AF8A
Split complementary#AF9E87, #98AF87
Tetradic#AF8798, #ACAF87, #87AF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E3EC
Lighter +20%#C6C4D8
Lighter +10%#A8A6C3
Darker −10%#6C689B
Darker −20%#56537D
Darker −30%#413F5E
Darker −40%#2C2A40
More saturated +25%#756EC8
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R138
G135
B175
Red138 (54.1%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue244.5°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 87 · B AF

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