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Colour

#8A98BD

  • #8A98BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A98BD is a blue with RGB values 138, 152, 189 and HSL 224°, 28%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A98BD#8A98BD
HEX#8A98BD
RGBrgb(138, 152, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.5961, 0.7412
RGB percentages54.1%, 59.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(223.5, 27.9%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 27%, 74.1%)
CMYK27%, 19.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,069
CSS custom property--colour: #8A98BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31534WCAG 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 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#756742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D9BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8896BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7D9FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3Slate grey · ΔE 15.4Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Dark grey · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDAF8A
Analogous#8AB2BD, #958ABD
Triadic#BD8A98, #98BD8A
Split complementary#BD958A, #B2BD8A
Tetradic#BD8AB2, #BDAF8A, #8ABD95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEEF4
Lighter +20%#CBD1E2
Lighter +10%#ABB5CF
Darker −10%#697BAB
Darker −20%#516290
Darker −30%#3F4C6F
Darker −40%#2C364F
More saturated +25%#738ED4
Less saturated −25%#A1A2A6

Channel breakdown

R138
G152
B189
Red138 (54.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue223.53°
Saturation (HSL)27.87%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 98 · B BD

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