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Recognised as Colour

#8D97A0

  • #8D97A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D97A0 is a blue with RGB values 141, 151, 160 and HSL 208°, 9%, 59%. 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

#8D97A0#8D97A0
HEX#8D97A0
RGBrgb(141, 151, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5922, 0.6275
RGB percentages55.3%, 59.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(208.4, 9.1%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.4, 11.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK11.9%, 5.6%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,279,392
CSS custom property--colour: #8D97A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#72685F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9497A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9195A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#88999Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8Dark grey · ΔE 9.6Slate grey · ΔE 10.2Gray · ΔE 10.4Silver · ΔE 16.9Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A0968D
Analogous#8DA0A0, #8D8EA0
Triadic#A08D97, #97A08D
Split complementary#A08D8E, #A0A08D
Tetradic#A08DA0, #A0968D, #8EA08D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFD
Lighter +30%#E0E3E6
Lighter +20%#C5CACE
Lighter +10%#A9B0B7
Darker −10%#727E88
Darker −20%#5A646D
Darker −30%#434A51
Darker −40%#2C3135
More saturated +25%#7398BA
Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R141
G151
B160
Red141 (55.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue208.42°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 97 · B A0

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