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Recognised as Colour

#8A9EC8

  • #8A9EC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8A9EC8 is a blue with RGB values 138, 158, 200 and HSL 221°, 36%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8A9EC8#8A9EC8
HEX#8A9EC8
RGBrgb(138, 158, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6196, 0.7843
RGB percentages54.1%, 62%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(220.6, 36%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 31%, 78.4%)
CMYK31%, 21%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,084,616
CSS custom property--colour: #8A9EC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#756137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90A1CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A9BC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#79A6ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Light steelblue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8B48A
Analogous#8ABDC8, #958AC8
Triadic#C88A9E, #9EC88A
Split complementary#C8958A, #BDC88A
Tetradic#C88ABD, #C8B48A, #8AC895

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F4F9
Lighter +20%#CFD8E9
Lighter +10%#ADBBD8
Darker −10%#6781B8
Darker −20%#4B67A1
Darker −30%#3B517E
Darker −40%#2B3A5B
More saturated +25%#7496DE
Less saturated −25%#9FA6B3

Channel breakdown

R138
G158
B200
Red138 (54.1%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue220.65°
Saturation (HSL)36.05%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 9E · B C8

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