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Recognised as Colour

#8A9AC5

  • #8A9AC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8A9AC5 is a blue with RGB values 138, 154, 197 and HSL 224°, 34%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8A9AC5#8A9AC5
HEX#8A9AC5
RGBrgb(138, 154, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6039, 0.7725
RGB percentages54.1%, 60.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(223.7, 33.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 29.9%, 77.3%)
CMYK29.9%, 21.8%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,589
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9AC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#75653A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D9DC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8798C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#7AA2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B58A
Analogous#8AB8C5, #978AC5
Triadic#C58A9A, #9AC58A
Split complementary#C5978A, #B8C58A
Tetradic#C58AB8, #C5B58A, #8AC597

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F2F8
Lighter +20%#CED5E7
Lighter +10%#ACB7D6
Darker −10%#687DB4
Darker −20%#4D639C
Darker −30%#3C4D7A
Darker −40%#2B3758
More saturated +25%#7490DB
Less saturated −25%#A0A4AF

Channel breakdown

R138
G154
B197
Red138 (54.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue223.73°
Saturation (HSL)33.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9A · B C5

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