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Colour

#8B96B3

  • #8B96B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B96B3 is a blue with RGB values 139, 150, 179 and HSL 223°, 21%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8B96B3#8B96B3
HEX#8B96B3
RGBrgb(139, 150, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5882, 0.702
RGB percentages54.5%, 58.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(223.5, 20.8%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 22.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK22.3%, 16.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,148,083
CSS custom property--colour: #8B96B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#74694C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D98B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8A95B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#819C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.4Slate grey · ΔE 11.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8Dark grey · ΔE 18.1Gray · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3A88B
Analogous#8BAAB3, #948BB3
Triadic#B38B96, #96B38B
Split complementary#B3948B, #AAB38B
Tetradic#B38BAA, #B3A88B, #8BB394

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EAF0
Lighter +20%#C9CEDB
Lighter +10%#AAB2C7
Darker −10%#6C7A9F
Darker −20%#566283
Darker −30%#414B64
Darker −40%#2D3445
More saturated +25%#738BCB
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R139
G150
B179
Red139 (54.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue223.5°
Saturation (HSL)20.83%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 96 · B B3

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