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Colour

#8A9ABC

  • #8A9ABC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A9ABC is a blue with RGB values 138, 154, 188 and HSL 221°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A9ABC#8A9ABC
HEX#8A9ABC
RGBrgb(138, 154, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6039, 0.7373
RGB percentages54.1%, 60.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(220.8, 27.2%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 26.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK26.6%, 18.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,580
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9ABC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#756543

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B98BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7DA1A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Slate grey · ΔE 14.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Dark grey · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCAC8A
Analogous#8AB3BC, #938ABC
Triadic#BC8A9A, #9ABC8A
Split complementary#BC938A, #B3BC8A
Tetradic#BC8AB3, #BCAC8A, #8ABC93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEEF4
Lighter +20%#CBD2E1
Lighter +10%#AAB6CF
Darker −10%#6A7EA9
Darker −20%#52658E
Darker −30%#3F4E6E
Darker −40%#2C374E
More saturated +25%#7392D3
Less saturated −25%#A1A2A5

Channel breakdown

R138
G154
B188
Red138 (54.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue220.8°
Saturation (HSL)27.17%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9A · B BC

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