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Colour

#8F9AA1

  • #8F9AA1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#8F9AA1 is a blue with RGB values 143, 154, 161 and HSL 203°, 9%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#8F9AA1#8F9AA1
HEX#8F9AA1
RGBrgb(143, 154, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.5608, 0.6039, 0.6314
RGB percentages56.1%, 60.4%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(203.3, 8.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 11.2%, 63.1%)
CMYK11.2%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,411,233
CSS custom property--colour: #8F9AA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#70655E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#979AA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9497A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8B9C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.4Light slate grey · ΔE 9.3Gray · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)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#A1968F
Analogous#8FA19F, #8F91A1
Triadic#A18F9A, #9AA18F
Split complementary#A18F91, #A19F8F
Tetradic#9F8FA1, #A1968F, #91A18F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#E2E5E7
Lighter +20%#C6CCD0
Lighter +10%#ABB3B8
Darker −10%#73818A
Darker −20%#5C676E
Darker −30%#454D52
Darker −40%#2E3336
More saturated +25%#75A0BB
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R143
G154
B161
Red143 (56.1%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue203.33°
Saturation (HSL)8.74%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8F · G 9A · B A1

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