Colour

#8BA1BD

#8BA1BD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8BA1BD is a blue with RGB values 139, 161, 189 and HSL 214°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8BA1BD

RGBrgb(139, 161, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6314, 0.7412

RGB percentages54.5%, 63.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(213.6, 27.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 26.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK26.5%, 14.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,150,909

CSS custom property--colour: #8BA1BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1

Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#745E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97A2BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#929DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7DA7AAno 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 text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1 Slate grey · ΔE 14.2 Dark grey · ΔE 17.4 Sky blue · ΔE 19.8 Steel blue · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BDA78B

Analogous#8BBABD, #8E8BBD

Triadic#BD8BA1, #A1BD8B

Split complementary#BD8E8B, #BABD8B

Tetradic#BD8BBA, #BDA78B, #8BBD8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EDF0F4

Lighter +20%#CCD6E2

Lighter +10%#ACBBCF

Darker −10%#6A87AB

Darker −20%#526D90

Darker −30%#3F5570

Darker −40%#2D3C4F

More saturated +25%#749ED4

Less saturated −25%#A2A4A6

Channel breakdown

R139

G161

B189

Red139 (54.5%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue213.6°

Saturation (HSL)27.47%

Lightness64.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8B · G A1 · B BD

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Colour values

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