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Recognised as Colour

#8D97B0

  • #8D97B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D97B0 is a blue with RGB values 141, 151, 176 and HSL 223°, 18%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8D97B0#8D97B0
HEX#8D97B0
RGBrgb(141, 151, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.5922, 0.6902
RGB percentages55.3%, 59.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(222.9, 18.1%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 19.9%, 69%)
CMYK19.9%, 14.2%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,279,408
CSS custom property--colour: #8D97B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.19:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#72684F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9099B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D96AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#859C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.3Slate grey · ΔE 11Dark grey · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Gray · ΔE 16.9Silver · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0A68D
Analogous#8DA8B0, #958DB0
Triadic#B08D97, #97B08D
Split complementary#B0958D, #A8B08D
Tetradic#B08DA9, #B0A68D, #8DB095

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7E9EF
Lighter +20%#C9CEDA
Lighter +10%#ABB2C5
Darker −10%#6F7C9B
Darker −20%#58637F
Darker −30%#434C61
Darker −40%#2E3443
More saturated +25%#758DC8
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R141
G151
B176
Red141 (55.3%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)18.13%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 97 · B B0

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