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Recognised as Colour

#8B98B5

  • #8B98B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B98B5 is a blue with RGB values 139, 152, 181 and HSL 221°, 22%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8B98B5#8B98B5
HEX#8B98B5
RGBrgb(139, 152, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5961, 0.7098
RGB percentages54.5%, 59.6%, 71%
HSLhsl(221.4, 22.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 23.2%, 71%)
CMYK23.2%, 16%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,148,597
CSS custom property--colour: #8B98B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31282WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#74674A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8F9AB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B96B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#809EA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7Slate grey · ΔE 12.3Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Dark grey · ΔE 17.9Gray · ΔE 19.1Steel blue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5A88B
Analogous#8BADB5, #938BB5
Triadic#B58B98, #98B58B
Split complementary#B5938B, #ADB58B
Tetradic#B58BAD, #B5A88B, #8BB593

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EBF1
Lighter +20%#C9CFDD
Lighter +10%#AAB4C9
Darker −10%#6C7CA1
Darker −20%#556485
Darker −30%#414C66
Darker −40%#2D3547
More saturated +25%#738FCD
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R139
G152
B181
Red139 (54.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue221.43°
Saturation (HSL)22.11%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 98 · B B5

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