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Recognised as Colour

#8B9FB7

  • #8B9FB7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B9FB7 is a blue with RGB values 139, 159, 183 and HSL 213°, 23%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8B9FB7#8B9FB7
HEX#8B9FB7
RGBrgb(139, 159, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6235, 0.7176
RGB percentages54.5%, 62.4%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(212.7, 23.4%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.7, 24%, 71.8%)
CMYK24%, 13.1%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,150,391
CSS custom property--colour: #8B9FB7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#746048

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A0B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#919BB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#7FA4A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.5Slate grey · ΔE 12.6Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7Dark grey · ΔE 15.5Gray · ΔE 18.5Silver · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7A38B
Analogous#8BB5B7, #8D8BB7
Triadic#B78B9F, #9FB78B
Split complementary#B78D8B, #B5B78B
Tetradic#B78BB5, #B7A38B, #8BB78D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EDF2
Lighter +20%#CAD3DE
Lighter +10%#AAB9CB
Darker −10%#6C85A3
Darker −20%#546C88
Darker −30%#415368
Darker −40%#2D3A49
More saturated +25%#739DCF
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R139
G159
B183
Red139 (54.5%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue212.73°
Saturation (HSL)23.4%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 9F · B B7

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