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Recognised as Colour

#8B8FB5

  • #8B8FB5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B8FB5 is a blue with RGB values 139, 143, 181 and HSL 234°, 22%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8B8FB5#8B8FB5
HEX#8B8FB5
RGBrgb(139, 143, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5608, 0.7098
RGB percentages54.5%, 56.1%, 71%
HSLhsl(234.3, 22.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 23.2%, 71%)
CMYK23.2%, 21%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,146,293
CSS custom property--colour: #8B8FB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#74704A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8593B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8390B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#81969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 15.3Steel blue · ΔE 18Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Gray · ΔE 22.5Dark grey · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5B18B
Analogous#8BA4B5, #9C8BB5
Triadic#B58B8F, #8FB58B
Split complementary#B59C8B, #A4B58B
Tetradic#B58BA4, #B5B18B, #8BB59C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E9F1
Lighter +20%#C9CBDD
Lighter +10%#AAADC9
Darker −10%#6C71A1
Darker −20%#555985
Darker −30%#414566
Darker −40%#2D3047
More saturated +25%#737CCD
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R139
G143
B181
Red139 (54.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue234.29°
Saturation (HSL)22.11%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 8F · B B5

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