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Colour

#8D9BB2

  • #8D9BB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D9BB2 is a blue with RGB values 141, 155, 178 and HSL 217°, 19%, 63%. 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

#8D9BB2#8D9BB2
HEX#8D9BB2
RGBrgb(141, 155, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6078, 0.698
RGB percentages55.3%, 60.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(217.3, 19.4%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 20.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK20.8%, 12.9%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,280,434
CSS custom property--colour: #8D9BB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#72644D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#949CB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9098B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#84A0A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.4Slate grey · ΔE 11.4Dark grey · ΔE 14.7Light steelblue · ΔE 15Gray · ΔE 16.9Silver · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2A48D
Analogous#8DAEB2, #928DB2
Triadic#B28D9B, #9BB28D
Split complementary#B2928D, #AEB28D
Tetradic#B28DAD, #B2A48D, #8DB292

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EBF0
Lighter +20%#CAD0DB
Lighter +10%#ABB6C7
Darker −10%#6F809D
Darker −20%#576782
Darker −30%#434F63
Darker −40%#2E3745
More saturated +25%#7595CA
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R141
G155
B178
Red141 (55.3%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue217.3°
Saturation (HSL)19.37%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 9B · B B2

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