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Recognised as Colour

#8A88B2

  • #8A88B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A88B2 is a blue with RGB values 138, 136, 178 and HSL 243°, 21%, 62%. 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

#8A88B2#8A88B2
HEX#8A88B2
RGBrgb(138, 136, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5333, 0.698
RGB percentages54.1%, 53.3%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(242.9, 21.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 23.6%, 69.8%)
CMYK22.5%, 23.6%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,078,962
CSS custom property--colour: #8A88B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#75774D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D8DB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D8BB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#818F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24Gray · ΔE 24.4Thistle · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0B288
Analogous#889BB2, #9F88B2
Triadic#B28A88, #88B28A
Split complementary#B29F88, #9BB288
Tetradic#B2889B, #B0B288, #88B29F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5E5EE
Lighter +20%#C7C6DA
Lighter +10%#A8A7C6
Darker −10%#6C699E
Darker −20%#555381
Darker −30%#413F62
Darker −40%#2C2B43
More saturated +25%#7470CB
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R138
G136
B178
Red138 (54.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue242.86°
Saturation (HSL)21.43%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 88 · B B2

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