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Recognised as Colour

#8A99BA

  • #8A99BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A99BA is a blue with RGB values 138, 153, 186 and HSL 221°, 26%, 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

#8A99BA#8A99BA
HEX#8A99BA
RGBrgb(138, 153, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6, 0.7294
RGB percentages54.1%, 60%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(221.3, 25.8%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 25.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK25.8%, 17.7%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,322
CSS custom property--colour: #8A99BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#756645

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9BBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A97B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#7E9FA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.5Slate grey · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Dark grey · ΔE 19.9Gray · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAAB8A
Analogous#8AB1BA, #938ABA
Triadic#BA8A99, #99BA8A
Split complementary#BA938A, #B1BA8A
Tetradic#BA8AB1, #BAAB8A, #8ABA93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEDF3
Lighter +20%#CAD1E0
Lighter +10%#AAB5CD
Darker −10%#6A7DA7
Darker −20%#52648C
Darker −30%#3F4D6C
Darker −40%#2D364B
More saturated +25%#7390D1
Less saturated −25%#A1A2A3

Channel breakdown

R138
G153
B186
Red138 (54.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue221.25°
Saturation (HSL)25.81%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 99 · B BA

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