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Colour

#8A9CCA

  • #8A9CCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8A9CCA is a blue with RGB values 138, 156, 202 and HSL 223°, 38%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8A9CCA#8A9CCA
HEX#8A9CCA
RGBrgb(138, 156, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6118, 0.7922
RGB percentages54.1%, 61.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(223.1, 37.6%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 31.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK31.7%, 22.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,084,106
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9CCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.69:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#756335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D9FCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#889AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#78A5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB88A
Analogous#8ABCCA, #988ACA
Triadic#CA8A9C, #9CCA8A
Split complementary#CA988A, #BCCA8A
Tetradic#CA8ABC, #CAB88A, #8ACA98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F5FA
Lighter +20%#D0D7EA
Lighter +10%#ADBADA
Darker −10%#677EBA
Darker −20%#4A63A4
Darker −30%#3A4E81
Darker −40%#2A395E
More saturated +25%#7593DF
Less saturated −25%#9FA5B5

Channel breakdown

R138
G156
B202
Red138 (54.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue223.12°
Saturation (HSL)37.65%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9C · B CA

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