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Recognised as Colour

#8AA6B5

  • #8AA6B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8AA6B5 is a blue with RGB values 138, 166, 181 and HSL 201°, 23%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8AA6B5#8AA6B5
HEX#8AA6B5
RGBrgb(138, 166, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.651, 0.7098
RGB percentages54.1%, 65.1%, 71%
HSLhsl(200.9, 22.5%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.9, 23.8%, 71%)
CMYK23.8%, 8.3%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,086,645
CSS custom property--colour: #8AA6B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#75594A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA5B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A0B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7EAAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.3Dark grey · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Slate grey · ΔE 14.3Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Silver · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5998A
Analogous#8AB5AF, #8A91B5
Triadic#B58AA6, #A6B58A
Split complementary#B58A90, #B5AF8A
Tetradic#AF8AB5, #B5998A, #91B58A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EDF0
Lighter +20%#C8D6DD
Lighter +10%#A9BEC9
Darker −10%#6B8EA1
Darker −20%#547485
Darker −30%#405966
Darker −40%#2D3D46
More saturated +25%#72ADCD
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R138
G166
B181
Red138 (54.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue200.93°
Saturation (HSL)22.51%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G A6 · B B5

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