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Colour

#8D89AA

  • #8D89AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D89AA is a blue with RGB values 141, 137, 170 and HSL 247°, 16%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8D89AA#8D89AA
HEX#8D89AA
RGBrgb(141, 137, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5373, 0.6667
RGB percentages55.3%, 53.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(247.3, 16.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 19.4%, 66.7%)
CMYK17.1%, 19.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,275,818
CSS custom property--colour: #8D89AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#727655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828DABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#828CA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#878E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.4Slate grey · ΔE 13.5Gray · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.7Dark grey · ΔE 21.7Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A6AA89
Analogous#8996AA, #9E89AA
Triadic#AA8D89, #89AA8D
Split complementary#AA9E89, #95AA89
Tetradic#AA8996, #A6AA89, #89AA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3E2EA
Lighter +20%#C6C4D5
Lighter +10%#AAA7BF
Darker −10%#706B95
Darker −20%#5A5677
Darker −30%#44405A
Darker −40%#2D2B3C
More saturated +25%#7A70C3
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R141
G137
B170
Red141 (55.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue247.27°
Saturation (HSL)16.26%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 89 · B AA

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