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Recognised as Colour

#8A8F9D

  • #8A8F9D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A8F9D is a blue with RGB values 138, 143, 157 and HSL 224°, 9%, 58%. 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

#8A8F9D#8A8F9D
HEX#8A8F9D
RGBrgb(138, 143, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5608, 0.6157
RGB percentages54.1%, 56.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(224.2, 8.8%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 12.1%, 61.6%)
CMYK12.1%, 8.9%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,080,733
CSS custom property--colour: #8A8F9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#757062

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B909Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A8E9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#869293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.7Slate grey · ΔE 7.8Gray · ΔE 10Dark grey · ΔE 12.7Dim grey · ΔE 17Silver · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D988A
Analogous#8A989D, #8E8A9D
Triadic#9D8A8F, #8F9D8A
Split complementary#9D8E8A, #989D8A
Tetradic#9D8A98, #9D988A, #8A9D8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F9FA
Lighter +30%#DDDFE3
Lighter +20%#C2C4CB
Lighter +10%#A6AAB4
Darker −10%#6F7585
Darker −20%#585C69
Darker −30%#41444D
Darker −40%#292C32
More saturated +25%#6F82B8
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R138
G143
B157
Red138 (54.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)8.84%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 8F · B 9D

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