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Colour

#8D95AD

  • #8D95AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D95AD is a blue with RGB values 141, 149, 173 and HSL 225°, 16%, 62%. 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

#8D95AD#8D95AD
HEX#8D95AD
RGBrgb(141, 149, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5843, 0.6784
RGB percentages55.3%, 58.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(225, 16.3%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 18.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK18.5%, 13.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,278,893
CSS custom property--colour: #8D95AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 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#726A52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E97AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C94ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#86999Dno 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 7.8Slate grey · ΔE 10.4Dark grey · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 17.1Silver · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADA58D
Analogous#8DA5AD, #958DAD
Triadic#AD8D95, #95AD8D
Split complementary#AD958D, #A5AD8D
Tetradic#AD8DA5, #ADA58D, #8DAD95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E8ED
Lighter +20%#C8CCD8
Lighter +10%#ABB1C2
Darker −10%#6F7998
Darker −20%#59617B
Darker −30%#434A5E
Darker −40%#2E3340
More saturated +25%#7589C5
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R141
G149
B173
Red141 (55.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)16.33%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 95 · B AD

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