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Colour

#8E97B0

  • #8E97B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8E97B0 is a blue with RGB values 142, 151, 176 and HSL 224°, 18%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8E97B0#8E97B0
HEX#8E97B0
RGBrgb(142, 151, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.5922, 0.6902
RGB percentages55.7%, 59.2%, 69%
HSLhsl(224.1, 17.7%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 19.3%, 69%)
CMYK19.3%, 14.2%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,344,944
CSS custom property--colour: #8E97B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#71684F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9099B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D96AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#869C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.5Slate grey · ΔE 11.2Dark grey · ΔE 15.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Gray · ΔE 16.8Silver · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0A78E
Analogous#8EA8B0, #968EB0
Triadic#B08E97, #97B08E
Split complementary#B0968E, #A8B08E
Tetradic#B08EA8, #B0A78E, #8EB096

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EAEF
Lighter +20%#CACEDA
Lighter +10%#ACB3C5
Darker −10%#707B9B
Darker −20%#59637F
Darker −30%#444C61
Darker −40%#2F3443
More saturated +25%#768CC8
Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R142
G151
B176
Red142 (55.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)17.71%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8E · G 97 · B B0

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