Colour

#8A8AB9

#8A8AB9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8A8AB9 is a blue with RGB values 138, 138, 185 and HSL 240°, 25%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8A8AB9

RGBrgb(138, 138, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5412, 0.7255

RGB percentages54.1%, 54.1%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(240, 25.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 25.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK25.4%, 25.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,079,481

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8AB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#757546

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D90BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C8DB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7F929Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7 Slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25 Thistle · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B9B98A

Analogous#8AA2B9, #A28AB9

Triadic#B98A8A, #8AB98A

Split complementary#B9A28A, #A2B98A

Tetradic#B98AA2, #B9B98A, #8AB9A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAEAF2

Lighter +20%#CACADF

Lighter +10%#AAAACC

Darker −10%#6A6AA6

Darker −20%#53538A

Darker −30%#40406A

Darker −40%#2D2D4A

More saturated +25%#7373D0

Less saturated −25%#A1A1A2

Channel breakdown

R138

G138

B185

Red138 (54.1%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)25.13%

Lightness63.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8A · B B9

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Colour values

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