Colour

#8B909F

#8B909F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B909F is a blue with RGB values 139, 144, 159 and HSL 225°, 9%, 58%. 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

#8B909F#8B909F

HEX#8B909F

RGBrgb(139, 144, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5647, 0.6235

RGB percentages54.5%, 56.5%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(225, 9.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 12.6%, 62.4%)

CMYK12.6%, 9.4%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,146,527

CSS custom property--colour: #8B909F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#746F60

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C91A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8F9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#879395no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 5.9 Slate grey · ΔE 8.1 Gray · ΔE 10.7 Dark grey · ΔE 12.8 Dim grey · ΔE 17.7 Silver · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 5.89, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9F9A8B

Analogous#8B9A9F, #908B9F

Triadic#9F8B90, #909F8B

Split complementary#9F908B, #9A9F8B

Tetradic#9F8B9A, #9F9A8B, #8B9F90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBFBFB

Lighter +30%#DFE0E4

Lighter +20%#C3C5CD

Lighter +10%#A7ABB6

Darker −10%#707687

Darker −20%#595D6B

Darker −30%#42454F

Darker −40%#2B2D33

More saturated +25%#7083BA

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R139

G144

B159

Red139 (54.5%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)9.43%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 90 · B 9F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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