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Recognised as Colour

#8A98A3

  • #8A98A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A98A3 is a blue with RGB values 138, 152, 163 and HSL 206°, 12%, 59%. 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

#8A98A3#8A98A3
HEX#8A98A3
RGBrgb(138, 152, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5961, 0.6392
RGB percentages54.1%, 59.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(206.4, 12%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.4, 15.3%, 63.9%)
CMYK15.3%, 6.7%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,043
CSS custom property--colour: #8A98A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30504WCAG 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 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#75675C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9498A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9095A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#849B9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.2Slate grey · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 10.7Gray · ΔE 11.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1Silver · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3958A
Analogous#8AA3A1, #8A8BA3
Triadic#A38A98, #98A38A
Split complementary#A38A8B, #A3A18A
Tetradic#A18AA3, #A3958A, #8BA38A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFD
Lighter +30%#E0E3E6
Lighter +20%#C3CAD0
Lighter +10%#A7B1B9
Darker −10%#6E7F8C
Darker −20%#58656F
Darker −30%#414B53
Darker −40%#2B3136
More saturated +25%#709BBD
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R138
G152
B163
Red138 (54.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue206.4°
Saturation (HSL)11.96%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 98 · B A3

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