Colour

#8F93A0

#8F93A0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8F93A0 is a blue with RGB values 143, 147, 160 and HSL 226°, 8%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8F93A0#8F93A0

HEX#8F93A0

RGBrgb(143, 147, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5765, 0.6275

RGB percentages56.1%, 57.6%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(225.9, 8.2%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 10.6%, 62.7%)

CMYK10.6%, 8.1%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,409,440

CSS custom property--colour: #8F93A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#706C5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9094A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E93A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#8B9597no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.2 Slate grey · ΔE 9.4 Gray · ΔE 10.5 Dark grey · ΔE 11.1 Dim grey · ΔE 18.2 Silver · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A09C8F

Analogous#8F9BA0, #948FA0

Triadic#A08F93, #93A08F

Split complementary#A0948F, #9BA08F

Tetradic#A08F9B, #A09C8F, #8FA094

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFE

Lighter +30%#E2E3E6

Lighter +20%#C6C8CF

Lighter +10%#ABAEB7

Darker −10%#747988

Darker −20%#5C606D

Darker −30%#454851

Darker −40%#2D2F36

More saturated +25%#7585BA

Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R143

G147

B160

Red143 (56.1%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue225.88°

Saturation (HSL)8.21%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 93 · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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