Colour

#8C8CB4

#8C8CB4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8C8CB4 is a blue with RGB values 140, 140, 180 and HSL 240°, 21%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8C8CB4#8C8CB4

HEX#8C8CB4

RGBrgb(140, 140, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.549, 0.7059

RGB percentages54.9%, 54.9%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(240, 21.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 22.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK22.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,211,060

CSS custom property--colour: #8C8CB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#73734B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8291B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#818EB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#83939Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Steel blue · ΔE 18.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1 Gray · ΔE 23.4 Thistle · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B4B48C

Analogous#8CA0B4, #A08CB4

Triadic#B48C8C, #8CB48C

Split complementary#B4A08C, #A0B48C

Tetradic#B48CA0, #B4B48C, #8CB4A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9E9F0

Lighter +20%#CACADC

Lighter +10%#ABABC8

Darker −10%#6D6DA0

Darker −20%#565684

Darker −30%#424265

Darker −40%#2E2E46

More saturated +25%#7474CC

Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R140

G140

B180

Red140 (54.9%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)21.05%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G 8C · B B4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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