Colour

#8B94AD

#8B94AD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B94AD is a blue with RGB values 139, 148, 173 and HSL 224°, 17%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8B94AD

RGBrgb(139, 148, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5804, 0.6784

RGB percentages54.5%, 58%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(224.1, 17.2%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 19.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK19.7%, 14.5%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,147,565

CSS custom property--colour: #8B94AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#746B52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D96AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A93ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#83999Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.7 Slate grey · ΔE 10.2 Gray · ΔE 16.3 Dark grey · ΔE 16.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5 Steel blue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADA48B

Analogous#8BA5AD, #938BAD

Triadic#AD8B94, #94AD8B

Split complementary#AD938B, #A5AD8B

Tetradic#AD8BA5, #ADA48B, #8BAD93

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5E7EC

Lighter +20%#C7CBD7

Lighter +10%#A9B0C2

Darker −10%#6D7898

Darker −20%#57617B

Darker −30%#42495D

Darker −40%#2D323F

More saturated +25%#7288C6

Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R139

G148

B173

Red139 (54.5%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue224.12°

Saturation (HSL)17.17%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G 94 · B AD

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Colour values

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