Colour

#8C92A5

#8C92A5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8C92A5 is a blue with RGB values 140, 146, 165 and HSL 226°, 12%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8C92A5

RGBrgb(140, 146, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5725, 0.6471

RGB percentages54.9%, 57.3%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(225.6, 12.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 15.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK15.2%, 11.5%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,212,581

CSS custom property--colour: #8C92A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1

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

Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#736D5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D93A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B91A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#869598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

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

Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.3 Slate grey · ΔE 8.8 Gray · ΔE 13 Dark grey · ΔE 13.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6 Dim grey · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A59F8C

Analogous#8C9FA5, #938CA5

Triadic#A58C92, #92A58C

Split complementary#A5938C, #9FA58C

Tetradic#A58C9F, #A59F8C, #8CA593

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#E2E3E8

Lighter +20%#C5C8D2

Lighter +10%#A9ADBB

Darker −10%#70778E

Darker −20%#595F72

Darker −30%#434755

Darker −40%#2C2F39

More saturated +25%#7285BF

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R140

G146

B165

Red140 (54.9%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue225.6°

Saturation (HSL)12.2%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8C · G 92 · B A5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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