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Recognised as Colour

#8BA8B7

  • #8BA8B7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8BA8B7 is a blue with RGB values 139, 168, 183 and HSL 200°, 23%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8BA8B7#8BA8B7
HEX#8BA8B7
RGBrgb(139, 168, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6588, 0.7176
RGB percentages54.5%, 65.9%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(200.5, 23.4%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 24%, 71.8%)
CMYK24%, 8.2%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,152,695
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA8B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#745748

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1A7B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA1B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7EACADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Dark grey · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Cadetblue · ΔE 14.9Slate grey · ΔE 15Silver · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B79A8B
Analogous#8BB7B0, #8B92B7
Triadic#B78BA8, #A8B78B
Split complementary#B78B92, #B7B08B
Tetradic#B08BB7, #B79A8B, #92B78B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EFF2
Lighter +20%#CAD7DE
Lighter +10%#AAC0CB
Darker −10%#6C90A3
Darker −20%#547688
Darker −30%#415B68
Darker −40%#2D3F49
More saturated +25%#73AFCF
Less saturated −25%#A1A1A1

Channel breakdown

R139
G168
B183
Red139 (54.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue200.45°
Saturation (HSL)23.4%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A8 · B B7

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