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Recognised as Colour

#8A96C5

  • #8A96C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8A96C5 is a blue with RGB values 138, 150, 197 and HSL 228°, 34%, 66%. 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

#8A96C5#8A96C5
HEX#8A96C5
RGBrgb(138, 150, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5882, 0.7725
RGB percentages54.1%, 58.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(227.8, 33.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.8, 29.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK29.9%, 23.9%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,082,565
CSS custom property--colour: #8A96C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#75693A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889AC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8396C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7A9FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 20Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B98A
Analogous#8AB4C5, #9B8AC5
Triadic#C58A96, #96C58A
Split complementary#C59B8A, #B4C58A
Tetradic#C58AB4, #C5B98A, #8AC59B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F2F8
Lighter +20%#CED3E7
Lighter +10%#ACB5D6
Darker −10%#6877B4
Darker −20%#4D5D9C
Darker −30%#3C497A
Darker −40%#2B3458
More saturated +25%#7489DB
Less saturated −25%#A0A3AF

Channel breakdown

R138
G150
B197
Red138 (54.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue227.8°
Saturation (HSL)33.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 96 · B C5

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