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Recognised as Colour

#8B8EB2

  • #8B8EB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B8EB2 is a blue with RGB values 139, 142, 178 and HSL 235°, 20%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8B8EB2#8B8EB2
HEX#8B8EB2
RGBrgb(139, 142, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5569, 0.698
RGB percentages54.5%, 55.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(235.4, 20.2%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 21.9%, 69.8%)
CMYK21.9%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,146,034
CSS custom property--colour: #8B8EB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#74714D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8592B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#838FB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#82949Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8Slate grey · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Gray · ΔE 21.3Dark grey · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2AF8B
Analogous#8BA2B2, #9B8BB2
Triadic#B28B8E, #8EB28B
Split complementary#B29C8B, #A2B28B
Tetradic#B28BA2, #B2AF8B, #8BB29B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E8EF
Lighter +20%#C8CADB
Lighter +10%#AAACC6
Darker −10%#6C709E
Darker −20%#565981
Darker −30%#414463
Darker −40%#2D2F44
More saturated +25%#737ACA
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R139
G142
B178
Red139 (54.5%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue235.38°
Saturation (HSL)20.21%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 8E · B B2

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