Colour

#8F90A8

#8F90A8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8F90A8 is a blue with RGB values 143, 144, 168 and HSL 238°, 13%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8F90A8

RGBrgb(143, 144, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5647, 0.6588

RGB percentages56.1%, 56.5%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(237.6, 12.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 14.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK14.9%, 14.3%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,408,680

CSS custom property--colour: #8F90A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.72:1

Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#706F57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A92A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8991A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#8A9498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.4 Slate grey · ΔE 10.4 Gray · ΔE 15.2 Dark grey · ΔE 16.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1 Dim grey · ΔE 21

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#A8A78F

Analogous#8F9DA8, #9B8FA8

Triadic#A88F90, #90A88F

Split complementary#A89B8F, #9DA88F

Tetradic#A88F9D, #A8A78F, #8FA89B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E5E5EB

Lighter +20%#C8C9D5

Lighter +10%#ACACBE

Darker −10%#727492

Darker −20%#5B5C76

Darker −30%#454659

Darker −40%#2F2F3C

More saturated +25%#7679C1

Less saturated −25%#9C9C9C

Channel breakdown

R143

G144

B168

Red143 (56.1%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue237.6°

Saturation (HSL)12.56%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 90 · B A8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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