Colour

#8F94A4

#8F94A4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8F94A4 is a blue with RGB values 143, 148, 164 and HSL 226°, 10%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8F94A4

RGBrgb(143, 148, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5804, 0.6431

RGB percentages56.1%, 58%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(225.7, 10.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.7, 12.8%, 64.3%)

CMYK12.8%, 9.8%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,409,700

CSS custom property--colour: #8F94A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1

Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#706B5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9095A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E93A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#8A9799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7 Slate grey · ΔE 9.4 Gray · ΔE 12 Dark grey · ΔE 12 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4 Silver · ΔE 18.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A49F8F

Analogous#8F9FA4, #948FA4

Triadic#A48F94, #94A48F

Split complementary#A4948F, #9FA48F

Tetradic#A48F9F, #A49F8F, #8FA494

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E3E5E9

Lighter +20%#C7CAD2

Lighter +10%#ABAFBB

Darker −10%#73798D

Darker −20%#5C6171

Darker −30%#454955

Darker −40%#2E3139

More saturated +25%#7687BD

Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R143

G148

B164

Red143 (56.1%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue225.71°

Saturation (HSL)10.34%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 8F · G 94 · B A4

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