Colour

#8A8E9A

#8A8E9A
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A8E9A is a grey with RGB values 138, 142, 154 and HSL 225°, 7%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A8E9A#8A8E9A

HEX#8A8E9A

RGBrgb(138, 142, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5569, 0.6039

RGB percentages54.1%, 55.7%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(225, 7.3%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 10.4%, 60.4%)

CMYK10.4%, 7.8%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,080,474

CSS custom property--colour: #8A8E9A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.2 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#8E8E8E

Inverted#757165

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B8F9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8D9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#879092no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 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

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.2 Slate grey · ΔE 7.9 Gray · ΔE 8.8 Dark grey · ΔE 12.3 Dim grey · ΔE 16.2 Silver · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9A968A

Analogous#8A969A, #8E8A9A

Triadic#9A8A8E, #8E9A8A

Split complementary#9A8E8A, #969A8A

Tetradic#9A8A96, #9A968A, #8A9A8E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7F8F9

Lighter +30%#DCDDE1

Lighter +20%#C1C3C9

Lighter +10%#A5A8B2

Darker −10%#707481

Darker −20%#585C66

Darker −30%#40434B

Darker −40%#292A2F

More saturated +25%#6F80B5

Less saturated −25%#929292

Channel breakdown

R138

G142

B154

Red138 (54.1%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)7.34%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 8E · B 9A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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