Colour

#918CA5

#918CA5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#918CA5 is a blue with RGB values 145, 140, 165 and HSL 252°, 12%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#918CA5

RGBrgb(145, 140, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.549, 0.6471

RGB percentages56.9%, 54.9%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(252, 12.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252, 15.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK12.1%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,538,725

CSS custom property--colour: #918CA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#6E735A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878FA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#878FA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#8D9094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10 Slate grey · ΔE 11.4 Gray · ΔE 15.5 Dark grey · ΔE 17.4 Dim grey · ΔE 20.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0A58C

Analogous#8C94A5, #9E8CA5

Triadic#A5918C, #8CA591

Split complementary#A59D8C, #94A58C

Tetradic#A58C94, #A0A58C, #8CA59E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#E3E2E8

Lighter +20%#C8C5D2

Lighter +10%#ACA9BB

Darker −10%#76708E

Darker −20%#5E5972

Darker −30%#464355

Darker −40%#2F2C39

More saturated +25%#8272BF

Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R145

G140

B165

Red145 (56.9%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue252°

Saturation (HSL)12.2%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 91 · G 8C · B A5

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Colour values

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