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Colour

#8098C6

  • #8098C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8098C6 is a blue with RGB values 128, 152, 198 and HSL 219°, 38%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8098C6#8098C6
HEX#8098C6
RGBrgb(128, 152, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.5961, 0.7765
RGB percentages50.2%, 59.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(219.4, 38%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 35.4%, 77.6%)
CMYK35.4%, 23.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,427,718
CSS custom property--colour: #8098C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#7F6739

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889BC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8195C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#6BA1A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Light skyblue · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6AE80
Analogous#80BBC6, #8B80C6
Triadic#C68098, #98C680
Split complementary#C68B80, #BBC680
Tetradic#C680BB, #C6AE80, #80C68B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEEF5
Lighter +20%#C6D1E6
Lighter +10%#A3B5D6
Darker −10%#5D7BB6
Darker −20%#45639B
Darker −30%#364C77
Darker −40%#263654
More saturated +25%#6991DD
Less saturated −25%#979FAF

Channel breakdown

R128
G152
B198
Red128 (50.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue219.43°
Saturation (HSL)38.04%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 98 · B C6

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