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Recognised as Colour

#8A89A2

  • #8A89A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A89A2 is a blue with RGB values 138, 137, 162 and HSL 242°, 12%, 59%. 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

#8A89A2#8A89A2
HEX#8A89A2
RGBrgb(138, 137, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5373, 0.6353
RGB percentages54.1%, 53.7%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(242.4, 11.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 15.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK14.8%, 15.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,079,202
CSS custom property--colour: #8A89A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#75765D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#838CA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#838BA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#858D91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.4Slate grey · ΔE 9.6Gray · ΔE 14.9Dark grey · ΔE 18.2Dim grey · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1A289
Analogous#8994A2, #9689A2
Triadic#A28A89, #89A28A
Split complementary#A29689, #94A289
Tetradic#A28994, #A1A289, #89A296

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFC
Lighter +30%#DFDFE5
Lighter +20%#C3C2CF
Lighter +10%#A6A6B8
Darker −10%#6E6D8B
Darker −20%#58576E
Darker −30%#414052
Darker −40%#2A2A35
More saturated +25%#726FBC
Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R138
G137
B162
Red138 (54.1%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue242.4°
Saturation (HSL)11.85%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 89 · B A2

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