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Recognised as Colour

#8D9CC0

  • #8D9CC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8D9CC0 is a blue with RGB values 141, 156, 192 and HSL 222°, 29%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8D9CC0#8D9CC0
HEX#8D9CC0
RGBrgb(141, 156, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6118, 0.7529
RGB percentages55.3%, 61.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(222.4, 28.8%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 26.6%, 75.3%)
CMYK26.6%, 18.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,280,704
CSS custom property--colour: #8D9CC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.65:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#72633F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919EC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C9ABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#80A3A8no 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 text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Dark grey · ΔE 21.1Thistle · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0B18D
Analogous#8DB5C0, #988DC0
Triadic#C08D9C, #9CC08D
Split complementary#C0988D, #B5C08D
Tetradic#C08DB5, #C0B18D, #8DC098

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F2F6
Lighter +20%#CFD5E4
Lighter +10%#AEB9D2
Darker −10%#6C7FAE
Darker −20%#526695
Darker −30%#404F74
Darker −40%#2E3953
More saturated +25%#7793D6
Less saturated −25%#A3A5AA

Channel breakdown

R141
G156
B192
Red141 (55.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)28.81%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 9C · B C0

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