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Colour

#8A9CCC

  • #8A9CCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8A9CCC is a blue with RGB values 138, 156, 204 and HSL 224°, 39%, 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

#8A9CCC#8A9CCC
HEX#8A9CCC
RGBrgb(138, 156, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6118, 0.8
RGB percentages54.1%, 61.2%, 80%
HSLhsl(223.6, 39.3%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 32.4%, 80%)
CMYK32.4%, 23.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,084,108
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9CCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#756333

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8DA0CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#879ACBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#77A5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Light steelblue · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 21.2Light skyblue · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCBA8A
Analogous#8ABDCC, #998ACC
Triadic#CC8A9C, #9CCC8A
Split complementary#CC998A, #BDCC8A
Tetradic#CC8ABD, #CCBA8A, #8ACC99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F6FA
Lighter +20%#D1D8EB
Lighter +10%#AEBADB
Darker −10%#667EBD
Darker −20%#4963A7
Darker −30%#394E84
Darker −40%#2A3960
More saturated +25%#7592E1
Less saturated −25%#9FA6B7

Channel breakdown

R138
G156
B204
Red138 (54.1%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9C · B CC

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