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Recognised as Colour

#8B94B9

  • #8B94B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B94B9 is a blue with RGB values 139, 148, 185 and HSL 228°, 25%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8B94B9#8B94B9
HEX#8B94B9
RGBrgb(139, 148, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5804, 0.7255
RGB percentages54.5%, 58%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(228.3, 24.7%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 24.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK24.9%, 20%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,147,577
CSS custom property--colour: #8B94B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#746B46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8997BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8694B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#809BA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.1Slate grey · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5Dark grey · ΔE 22.2Gray · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9B08B
Analogous#8BABB9, #998BB9
Triadic#B98B94, #94B98B
Split complementary#B9998B, #ABB98B
Tetradic#B98BAB, #B9B08B, #8BB999

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAECF3
Lighter +20%#CBCFDF
Lighter +10%#ABB1CC
Darker −10%#6B77A6
Darker −20%#545E8A
Darker −30%#40496B
Darker −40%#2D334B
More saturated +25%#7486D0
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R139
G148
B185
Red139 (54.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue228.26°
Saturation (HSL)24.73%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 94 · B B9

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