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Recognised as Colour

#8B96A2

  • #8B96A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B96A2 is a blue with RGB values 139, 150, 162 and HSL 211°, 11%, 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

#8B96A2#8B96A2
HEX#8B96A2
RGBrgb(139, 150, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5882, 0.6353
RGB percentages54.5%, 58.8%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(211.3, 11%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.3, 14.2%, 63.5%)
CMYK14.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,148,066
CSS custom property--colour: #8B96A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#74695D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9296A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F94A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#85999Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 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 text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.7Slate grey · ΔE 9.3Dark grey · ΔE 10.9Gray · ΔE 11.1Silver · ΔE 17.9Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2978B
Analogous#8BA2A2, #8B8BA2
Triadic#A28B96, #96A28B
Split complementary#A28B8B, #A2A28B
Tetradic#A28BA2, #A2978B, #8BA28B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFD
Lighter +30%#E0E3E6
Lighter +20%#C4C9CF
Lighter +10%#A7B0B9
Darker −10%#6F7C8B
Darker −20%#59636E
Darker −30%#424A52
Darker −40%#2B3036
More saturated +25%#7195BC
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R139
G150
B162
Red139 (54.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue211.3°
Saturation (HSL)11%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 96 · B A2

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