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Recognised as Colour

#8E95A8

  • #8E95A8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8E95A8 is a blue with RGB values 142, 149, 168 and HSL 224°, 13%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8E95A8#8E95A8
HEX#8E95A8
RGBrgb(142, 149, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5843, 0.6588
RGB percentages55.7%, 58.4%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(223.8, 13%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 15.5%, 65.9%)
CMYK15.5%, 11.3%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,344,424
CSS custom property--colour: #8E95A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#716A57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9096A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E94A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#88999Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.9Slate grey · ΔE 9.6Dark grey · ΔE 13.2Gray · ΔE 13.6Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Silver · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8A18E
Analogous#8EA2A8, #948EA8
Triadic#A88E95, #95A88E
Split complementary#A8948E, #A2A88E
Tetradic#A88EA2, #A8A18E, #8EA894

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4E6EB
Lighter +20%#C8CBD4
Lighter +10%#ABB0BE
Darker −10%#717A92
Darker −20%#5A6276
Darker −30%#444A59
Darker −40%#2E323C
More saturated +25%#7589C1
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R142
G149
B168
Red142 (55.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue223.85°
Saturation (HSL)13%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 95 · B A8

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