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Recognised as Colour

#8BA4B9

  • #8BA4B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8BA4B9 is a blue with RGB values 139, 164, 185 and HSL 207°, 25%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8BA4B9#8BA4B9
HEX#8BA4B9
RGBrgb(139, 164, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6431, 0.7255
RGB percentages54.5%, 64.3%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(207.4, 24.7%, 63.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 24.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK24.9%, 11.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,151,673
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA4B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#745B46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA4BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#969FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7EA9ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.7Light steelblue · ΔE 12.7Slate grey · ΔE 13.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.6Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7Silver · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9A08B
Analogous#8BB9B7, #8B8DB9
Triadic#B98BA4, #A4B98B
Split complementary#B98B8D, #B9B78B
Tetradic#B78BB9, #B9A08B, #8DB98B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEFF3
Lighter +20%#CBD6DF
Lighter +10%#ABBDCC
Darker −10%#6B8BA6
Darker −20%#54718A
Darker −30%#40576B
Darker −40%#2D3D4B
More saturated +25%#74A6D0
Less saturated −25%#A2A2A2

Channel breakdown

R139
G164
B185
Red139 (54.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue207.39°
Saturation (HSL)24.73%
Lightness63.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A4 · B B9

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