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Recognised as Colour

#8A97A8

  • #8A97A8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A97A8 is a blue with RGB values 138, 151, 168 and HSL 214°, 15%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A97A8#8A97A8
HEX#8A97A8
RGBrgb(138, 151, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5922, 0.6588
RGB percentages54.1%, 59.2%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(214, 14.7%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 17.9%, 65.9%)
CMYK17.9%, 10.1%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,082,792
CSS custom property--colour: #8A97A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#756857

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9197A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E94A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#839B9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.2Slate grey · ΔE 9.2Dark grey · ΔE 12.8Gray · ΔE 13.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Silver · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A89B8A
Analogous#8AA6A8, #8C8AA8
Triadic#A88A97, #97A88A
Split complementary#A88C8A, #A6A88A
Tetradic#A88AA6, #A89B8A, #8AA88C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2E5E9
Lighter +20%#C5CBD4
Lighter +10%#A7B1BE
Darker −10%#6D7D92
Darker −20%#576475
Darker −30%#414B58
Darker −40%#2C323B
More saturated +25%#7194C2
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R138
G151
B168
Red138 (54.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue214°
Saturation (HSL)14.71%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 97 · B A8

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