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Recognised as Colour

#8C95BF

  • #8C95BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8C95BF is a blue with RGB values 140, 149, 191 and HSL 229°, 28%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8C95BF#8C95BF
HEX#8C95BF
RGBrgb(140, 149, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.5843, 0.749
RGB percentages54.9%, 58.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(229.4, 28.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 26.7%, 74.9%)
CMYK26.7%, 22%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,213,375
CSS custom property--colour: #8C95BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#736A40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8999C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8595BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7F9DA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Slate grey · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 19.3Thistle · ΔE 23.4Dark grey · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB68C
Analogous#8CAEBF, #9D8CBF
Triadic#BF8C95, #95BF8C
Split complementary#BF9D8C, #AEBF8C
Tetradic#BF8CAE, #BFB68C, #8CBF9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF0F6
Lighter +20%#CED1E3
Lighter +10%#ADB3D1
Darker −10%#6B77AD
Darker −20%#525D93
Darker −30%#404972
Darker −40%#2D3452
More saturated +25%#7687D5
Less saturated −25%#A2A3A9

Channel breakdown

R140
G149
B191
Red140 (54.9%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)28.49%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 95 · B BF

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