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Recognised as Colour

#8A95C4

  • #8A95C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8A95C4 is a blue with RGB values 138, 149, 196 and HSL 229°, 33%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8A95C4#8A95C4
HEX#8A95C4
RGBrgb(138, 149, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5843, 0.7686
RGB percentages54.1%, 58.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(228.6, 33%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 29.6%, 76.9%)
CMYK29.6%, 24%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,082,308
CSS custom property--colour: #8A95C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#756A3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8799C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8395C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7B9EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Thistle · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4B98A
Analogous#8AB2C4, #9C8AC4
Triadic#C48A95, #95C48A
Split complementary#C49C8A, #B2C48A
Tetradic#C48AB2, #C4B98A, #8AC49C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F1F7
Lighter +20%#CED2E6
Lighter +10%#ACB4D5
Darker −10%#6876B3
Darker −20%#4E5C9A
Darker −30%#3D4878
Darker −40%#2C3456
More saturated +25%#7487DA
Less saturated −25%#A0A3AE

Channel breakdown

R138
G149
B196
Red138 (54.1%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue228.62°
Saturation (HSL)32.95%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 95 · B C4

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