Colour

#8A8DA9

#8A8DA9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A8DA9 is a blue with RGB values 138, 141, 169 and HSL 234°, 15%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8A8DA9

RGBrgb(138, 141, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5529, 0.6627

RGB percentages54.1%, 55.3%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(234.2, 15.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 18.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK18.3%, 16.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,080,233

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8DA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#757256

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8690AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#848EA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#839296no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.9 Slate grey · ΔE 10.6 Gray · ΔE 16.9 Dark grey · ΔE 18.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2 Steel blue · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9A68A

Analogous#8A9DA9, #968AA9

Triadic#A98A8D, #8DA98A

Split complementary#A9968A, #9DA98A

Tetradic#A98A9D, #A9A68A, #8AA996

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2E3EA

Lighter +20%#C5C6D4

Lighter +10%#A7AABF

Darker −10%#6D7093

Darker −20%#575A76

Darker −30%#414459

Darker −40%#2C2D3B

More saturated +25%#7179C2

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R138

G141

B169

Red138 (54.1%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue234.19°

Saturation (HSL)15.27%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8D · B A9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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