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Colour

#8B96B5

  • #8B96B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B96B5 is a blue with RGB values 139, 150, 181 and HSL 224°, 22%, 63%. 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

#8B96B5#8B96B5
HEX#8B96B5
RGBrgb(139, 150, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5882, 0.7098
RGB percentages54.5%, 58.8%, 71%
HSLhsl(224.3, 22.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.3, 23.2%, 71%)
CMYK23.2%, 17.1%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,148,085
CSS custom property--colour: #8B96B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#74694A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D98B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8995B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#819CA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 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 text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.3Slate grey · ΔE 12.7Light steelblue · ΔE 16.9Steel blue · ΔE 19Dark grey · ΔE 19Gray · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5AA8B
Analogous#8BABB5, #958BB5
Triadic#B58B96, #96B58B
Split complementary#B5958B, #ABB58B
Tetradic#B58BAB, #B5AA8B, #8BB595

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EBF1
Lighter +20%#C9CEDD
Lighter +10%#AAB2C9
Darker −10%#6C7AA1
Darker −20%#556285
Darker −30%#414B66
Darker −40%#2D3447
More saturated +25%#738BCD
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R139
G150
B181
Red139 (54.5%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue224.29°
Saturation (HSL)22.11%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 96 · B B5

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