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Colour

#8A94B2

  • #8A94B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A94B2 is a blue with RGB values 138, 148, 178 and HSL 225°, 21%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A94B2#8A94B2
HEX#8A94B2
RGBrgb(138, 148, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5804, 0.698
RGB percentages54.1%, 58%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(225, 20.6%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 22.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK22.5%, 16.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,082,034
CSS custom property--colour: #8A94B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.96:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#756B4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B96B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8893B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#809A9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.6Slate grey · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 17.6Dark grey · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2A88A
Analogous#8AA8B2, #948AB2
Triadic#B28A94, #94B28A
Split complementary#B2948A, #A8B28A
Tetradic#B28AA8, #B2A88A, #8AB294

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E8EF
Lighter +20%#C8CCDA
Lighter +10%#A9B0C6
Darker −10%#6B789E
Darker −20%#556081
Darker −30%#414962
Darker −40%#2C3244
More saturated +25%#7288CA
Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R138
G148
B178
Red138 (54.1%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)20.62%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 94 · B B2

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