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Recognised as Colour

#8B96A1

  • #8B96A1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B96A1 is a blue with RGB values 139, 150, 161 and HSL 210°, 10%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8B96A1#8B96A1
HEX#8B96A1
RGBrgb(139, 150, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5882, 0.6314
RGB percentages54.5%, 58.8%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(210, 10.5%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 13.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK13.7%, 6.8%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,148,065
CSS custom property--colour: #8B96A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#74695E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9296A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F94A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#869899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.9Slate grey · ΔE 9.4Dark grey · ΔE 10.6Gray · ΔE 10.8Silver · ΔE 17.7Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1968B
Analogous#8BA1A1, #8B8BA1
Triadic#A18B96, #96A18B
Split complementary#A18B8B, #A1A18B
Tetradic#A18BA1, #A1968B, #8BA18B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFC
Lighter +30%#E0E3E5
Lighter +20%#C3C9CF
Lighter +10%#A7AFB8
Darker −10%#6F7C8A
Darker −20%#59636D
Darker −30%#424951
Darker −40%#2B3035
More saturated +25%#7196BB
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R139
G150
B161
Red139 (54.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)10.48%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 96 · B A1

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