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Recognised as Colour

#8D95B9

  • #8D95B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D95B9 is a blue with RGB values 141, 149, 185 and HSL 229°, 24%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8D95B9#8D95B9
HEX#8D95B9
RGBrgb(141, 149, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5843, 0.7255
RGB percentages55.3%, 58.4%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(229.1, 23.9%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 23.8%, 72.5%)
CMYK23.8%, 19.5%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,278,905
CSS custom property--colour: #8D95B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#726A46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B98BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8895B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#829CA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 12.9Slate grey · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 18.4Dark grey · ΔE 21.5Gray · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9B18D
Analogous#8DABB9, #9B8DB9
Triadic#B98D95, #95B98D
Split complementary#B99B8D, #ABB98D
Tetradic#B98DAB, #B9B18D, #8DB99B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEDF3
Lighter +20%#CCD0E0
Lighter +10%#ADB2CC
Darker −10%#6D78A6
Darker −20%#555F8B
Darker −30%#42496B
Darker −40%#2E344C
More saturated +25%#7686D0
Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R141
G149
B185
Red141 (55.3%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)23.91%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 95 · B B9

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