Colour

#8E96AD

#8E96AD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8E96AD is a blue with RGB values 142, 150, 173 and HSL 225°, 16%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8E96AD

RGBrgb(142, 150, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5882, 0.6784

RGB percentages55.7%, 58.8%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(224.5, 15.9%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 17.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK17.9%, 13.3%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,344,685

CSS custom property--colour: #8E96AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.12:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#716952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F98AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D95ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#879A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.8 Slate grey · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 14.9 Gray · ΔE 15.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.8 Silver · ΔE 20.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADA58E

Analogous#8EA6AD, #958EAD

Triadic#AD8E96, #96AD8E

Split complementary#AD968E, #A6AD8E

Tetradic#AD8EA6, #ADA58E, #8EAD96

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E7E8ED

Lighter +20%#C9CDD8

Lighter +10%#ACB1C2

Darker −10%#707B98

Darker −20%#5A627B

Darker −30%#444B5E

Darker −40%#2F3340

More saturated +25%#768AC5

Less saturated −25%#9E9E9E

Channel breakdown

R142

G150

B173

Red142 (55.7%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue224.52°

Saturation (HSL)15.9%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8E · G 96 · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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