Recognised as Colour

#8A93A4

#8A93A4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A93A4 is a blue with RGB values 138, 147, 164 and HSL 219°, 13%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8A93A4

RGBrgb(138, 147, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5765, 0.6431

RGB percentages54.1%, 57.6%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(219.2, 12.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 15.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK15.9%, 10.4%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,081,764

CSS custom property--colour: #8A93A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28951WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#756C5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E94A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B91A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#849698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.6 Slate grey · ΔE 8.3 Gray · ΔE 12.3 Dark grey · ΔE 13.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5 Dim grey · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.6, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A49B8A

Analogous#8AA0A4, #8E8AA4

Triadic#A48A93, #93A48A

Split complementary#A48E8A, #A0A48A

Tetradic#A48AA0, #A49B8A, #8AA48E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFD

Lighter +30%#E0E2E7

Lighter +20%#C3C8D1

Lighter +10%#A7ADBA

Darker −10%#6E798D

Darker −20%#586071

Darker −30%#414854

Darker −40%#2B2F37

More saturated +25%#708BBE

Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R138

G147

B164

Red138 (54.1%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue219.23°

Saturation (HSL)12.5%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8A · G 93 · B A4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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