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Colour

#8B99A1

  • #8B99A1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B99A1 is a blue with RGB values 139, 153, 161 and HSL 202°, 10%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8B99A1#8B99A1
HEX#8B99A1
RGBrgb(139, 153, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6, 0.6314
RGB percentages54.5%, 60%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(201.8, 10.5%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 13.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK13.7%, 5%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,148,833
CSS custom property--colour: #8B99A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#74665E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9598A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9296A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#859B9Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.4Dark grey · ΔE 9.6Slate grey · ΔE 10.7Gray · ΔE 11.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.5Silver · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1938B
Analogous#8BA19E, #8B8EA1
Triadic#A18B99, #99A18B
Split complementary#A18B8E, #A19E8B
Tetradic#9E8BA1, #A1938B, #8EA18B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFC
Lighter +30%#E0E3E5
Lighter +20%#C3CBCF
Lighter +10%#A7B2B8
Darker −10%#6F808A
Darker −20%#59666D
Darker −30%#424C51
Darker −40%#2B3135
More saturated +25%#71A0BB
Less saturated −25%#969696

Channel breakdown

R139
G153
B161
Red139 (54.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)10.48%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 99 · B A1

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