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Recognised as Colour

#8A97B3

  • #8A97B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A97B3 is a blue with RGB values 138, 151, 179 and HSL 221°, 21%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A97B3#8A97B3
HEX#8A97B3
RGBrgb(138, 151, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5922, 0.702
RGB percentages54.1%, 59.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(221, 21.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 22.9%, 70.2%)
CMYK22.9%, 15.6%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,082,803
CSS custom property--colour: #8A97B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#75684C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E99B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B95B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#809CA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 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 text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9Slate grey · ΔE 11.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4Dark grey · ΔE 17.6Gray · ΔE 18.4Steel blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3A68A
Analogous#8AACB3, #928AB3
Triadic#B38A97, #97B38A
Split complementary#B3928A, #ACB38A
Tetradic#B38AAB, #B3A68A, #8AB392

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E9EF
Lighter +20%#C8CEDB
Lighter +10%#A9B2C7
Darker −10%#6B7C9F
Darker −20%#556382
Darker −30%#414C63
Darker −40%#2C3445
More saturated +25%#728ECB
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R138
G151
B179
Red138 (54.1%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue220.98°
Saturation (HSL)21.24%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 97 · B B3

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