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Colour

#8F98B1

  • #8F98B1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8F98B1 is a blue with RGB values 143, 152, 177 and HSL 224°, 18%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8F98B1#8F98B1
HEX#8F98B1
RGBrgb(143, 152, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.5961, 0.6941
RGB percentages56.1%, 59.6%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(224.1, 17.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 19.2%, 69.4%)
CMYK19.2%, 14.1%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,410,737
CSS custom property--colour: #8F98B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#70674E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#919AB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E97B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#879DA0no 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 text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.8Slate grey · ΔE 11.5Dark grey · ΔE 15.6Light steelblue · ΔE 16Gray · ΔE 17Silver · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1A88F
Analogous#8FA9B1, #978FB1
Triadic#B18F98, #98B18F
Split complementary#B1978F, #A9B18F
Tetradic#B18FA9, #B1A88F, #8FB197

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EBF0
Lighter +20%#CBCFDB
Lighter +10%#ADB4C6
Darker −10%#717C9C
Darker −20%#596481
Darker −30%#454C62
Darker −40%#303544
More saturated +25%#778DC9
Less saturated −25%#A0A0A0

Channel breakdown

R143
G152
B177
Red143 (56.1%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)17.89%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 98 · B B1

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