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Recognised as Colour

#8A98A5

  • #8A98A5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A98A5 is a blue with RGB values 138, 152, 165 and HSL 209°, 13%, 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

#8A98A5#8A98A5
HEX#8A98A5
RGBrgb(138, 152, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5961, 0.6471
RGB percentages54.1%, 59.6%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(208.9, 13%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 16.4%, 64.7%)
CMYK16.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,045
CSS custom property--colour: #8A98A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#75675A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9398A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9095A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#839B9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.8Slate grey · ΔE 9.5Dark grey · ΔE 11.3Gray · ΔE 12.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5978A
Analogous#8AA5A5, #8A8BA5
Triadic#A58A98, #98A58A
Split complementary#A58A8B, #A5A58A
Tetradic#A58AA5, #A5978A, #8BA58A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#E0E4E8
Lighter +20%#C4CBD1
Lighter +10%#A7B1BB
Darker −10%#6E7F8E
Darker −20%#576572
Darker −30%#414B55
Darker −40%#2B3238
More saturated +25%#7099BF
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R138
G152
B165
Red138 (54.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue208.89°
Saturation (HSL)13.04%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 98 · B A5

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