Colour

#8A90A0

#8A90A0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A90A0 is a blue with RGB values 138, 144, 160 and HSL 224°, 10%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A90A0#8A90A0

HEX#8A90A0

RGBrgb(138, 144, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5647, 0.6275

RGB percentages54.1%, 56.5%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(223.6, 10.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 13.8%, 62.7%)

CMYK13.8%, 10%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,080,992

CSS custom property--colour: #8A90A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.58:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#756F5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C91A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8FA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#859395no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.5 Slate grey · ΔE 7.8 Gray · ΔE 11.1 Dark grey · ΔE 13.2 Dim grey · ΔE 17.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A09A8A

Analogous#8A9BA0, #8F8AA0

Triadic#A08A90, #90A08A

Split complementary#A08F8A, #9BA08A

Tetradic#A08A9B, #A09A8A, #8AA08F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFBFB

Lighter +30%#DEE0E5

Lighter +20%#C2C5CE

Lighter +10%#A6ABB7

Darker −10%#6F7688

Darker −20%#585D6C

Darker −30%#414550

Darker −40%#2A2D34

More saturated +25%#6F84BB

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R138

G144

B160

Red138 (54.1%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue223.64°

Saturation (HSL)10.38%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 90 · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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