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Recognised as Colour

#8C899D

  • #8C899D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8C899D is a blue with RGB values 140, 137, 157 and HSL 249°, 9%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8C899D#8C899D
HEX#8C899D
RGBrgb(140, 137, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5373, 0.6157
RGB percentages54.9%, 53.7%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(249, 9.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249, 12.7%, 61.6%)
CMYK10.8%, 12.7%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,210,269
CSS custom property--colour: #8C899D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#737662

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#858B9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#858B9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#898C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.8Slate grey · ΔE 9Gray · ΔE 12.3Dark grey · ΔE 16.1Dim grey · ΔE 17.7Rosy brown · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A9D89
Analogous#89909D, #96899D
Triadic#9D8C89, #899D8C
Split complementary#9D9689, #909D89
Tetradic#9D8990, #9A9D89, #899D96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F8FA
Lighter +30%#DDDDE2
Lighter +20%#C2C1CB
Lighter +10%#A7A5B4
Darker −10%#726E85
Darker −20%#5A5769
Darker −30%#42404D
Darker −40%#2A2931
More saturated +25%#796EB8
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R140
G137
B157
Red140 (54.9%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue249°
Saturation (HSL)9.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 89 · B 9D

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