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Recognised as Colour

#8BA5BB

  • #8BA5BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8BA5BB is a blue with RGB values 139, 165, 187 and HSL 207°, 26%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8BA5BB#8BA5BB
HEX#8BA5BB
RGBrgb(139, 165, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6471, 0.7333
RGB percentages54.5%, 64.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(207.5, 26.1%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 25.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK25.7%, 11.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,151,931
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA5BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#745A44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA5BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#969FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#7DAAACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.2Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Slate grey · ΔE 14.3Dark grey · ΔE 15.1Cadetblue · ΔE 18Sky blue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA18B
Analogous#8BBBB9, #8B8DBB
Triadic#BB8BA5, #A5BB8B
Split complementary#BB8B8D, #BBB98B
Tetradic#B98BBB, #BBA18B, #8DBB8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF0F4
Lighter +20%#CBD7E1
Lighter +10%#ABBECE
Darker −10%#6B8CA8
Darker −20%#53728D
Darker −30%#40586D
Darker −40%#2D3E4D
More saturated +25%#74A7D2
Less saturated −25%#A2A3A4

Channel breakdown

R139
G165
B187
Red139 (54.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue207.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.09%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A5 · B BB

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