Colour

#8D9ABE

#8D9ABE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D9ABE is a blue with RGB values 141, 154, 190 and HSL 224°, 27%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8D9ABE

RGBrgb(141, 154, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6039, 0.7451

RGB percentages55.3%, 60.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(224.1, 27.4%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 25.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK25.8%, 18.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,280,190

CSS custom property--colour: #8D9ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#726541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F9DC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B99BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Tritanopia#80A1A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3 Slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2 Steel blue · ΔE 18.2 Dark grey · ΔE 21.2 Thistle · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BEB18D

Analogous#8DB3BE, #998DBE

Triadic#BE8D9A, #9ABE8D

Split complementary#BE998D, #B3BE8D

Tetradic#BE8DB3, #BEB18D, #8DBE98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEF0F6

Lighter +20%#CED4E3

Lighter +10%#ADB7D1

Darker −10%#6D7DAB

Darker −20%#536492

Darker −30%#414E71

Darker −40%#2E3751

More saturated +25%#778FD4

Less saturated −25%#A3A5A8

Channel breakdown

R141

G154

B190

Red141 (55.3%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue224.08°

Saturation (HSL)27.37%

Lightness64.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8D · G 9A · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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