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Colour

#8D95AC

  • #8D95AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D95AC is a blue with RGB values 141, 149, 172 and HSL 225°, 16%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8D95AC#8D95AC
HEX#8D95AC
RGBrgb(141, 149, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5843, 0.6745
RGB percentages55.3%, 58.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(224.5, 15.7%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 18%, 67.5%)
CMYK18%, 13.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,278,892
CSS custom property--colour: #8D95AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.03:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#726A53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E97ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C94ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#86999Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.5Slate grey · ΔE 10.2Dark grey · ΔE 15.1Gray · ΔE 15.5Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Silver · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACA48D
Analogous#8DA5AC, #948DAC
Triadic#AC8D95, #95AC8D
Split complementary#AC958D, #A5AC8D
Tetradic#AC8DA5, #ACA48D, #8DAC95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E7EC
Lighter +20%#C8CCD7
Lighter +10%#ABB0C1
Darker −10%#6F7A97
Darker −20%#59617A
Darker −30%#434A5D
Darker −40%#2E323F
More saturated +25%#7489C5
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R141
G149
B172
Red141 (55.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue224.52°
Saturation (HSL)15.74%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 95 · B AC

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