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Hex #8b96a7

#8b96a7 is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #8b96a7 color information, color shades and color usage information.



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#8b96a7 Conversion table

Category

blue (light blue)

HEX

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 RGB

R 139   G 150   B 167   copy to clipboard

 HSL

H 216.43   S 0.14   L 0.6

 CMYK

C 11%   M 7%   Y 0%   K 35%
Usage of blue The color #8b96a7 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#8b96a7 Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#8b96a7 to RGB conversion

Red139
139% RED
Green150
150% GREEN
Blue167
167% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(139, 150, 167); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(139, 150, 167); // for css background-color

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#8b96a7 to CMYK conversion

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
10.98 % 6.67 % 0 % 34.51 %

#8b96a7 to HSL conversion

Hue Saturation Lightness
216.429 0.14 0.6

CSS code: color: hsl(216.4, 14%, 60%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #8b96a7

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text: not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings: not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color: recommended
Usage for buttons: watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #8b96a7

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #8b96a7

This shows how text with the hex-color #8b96a7 would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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