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Recognised as Colour

#8BA2B4

  • #8BA2B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8BA2B4 is a blue with RGB values 139, 162, 180 and HSL 206°, 21%, 63%. 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

#8BA2B4#8BA2B4
HEX#8BA2B4
RGBrgb(139, 162, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6353, 0.7059
RGB percentages54.5%, 63.5%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(206.3, 21.5%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 22.8%, 70.6%)
CMYK22.8%, 10%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,151,156
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA2B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#745D4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA2B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#959DB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#80A6A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 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 text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7Slate grey · ΔE 12.8Dark grey · ΔE 13.2Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7Cadetblue · ΔE 16.9Gray · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B49D8B
Analogous#8BB4B2, #8B8DB4
Triadic#B48BA2, #A2B48B
Split complementary#B48B8D, #B4B28B
Tetradic#B28BB4, #B49D8B, #8DB48B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8ECF0
Lighter +20%#C9D4DC
Lighter +10%#AABBC8
Darker −10%#6C89A0
Darker −20%#556F84
Darker −30%#415565
Darker −40%#2D3B46
More saturated +25%#73A5CC
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R139
G162
B180
Red139 (54.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue206.34°
Saturation (HSL)21.47%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A2 · B B4

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