Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#8099FF

  • #8099FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8099FF is a blue with RGB values 128, 153, 255 and HSL 228°, 100%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8099FF#8099FF
HEX#8099FF
RGBrgb(128, 153, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.6, 1
RGB percentages50.2%, 60%, 100%
HSLhsl(228.2, 100%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 49.8%, 100%)
CMYK49.8%, 40%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,428,031
CSS custom property--colour: #8099FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#7F6600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#639AFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4AAFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 27Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE680
Analogous#80D9FF, #A680FF
Triadic#FF8099, #99FF80
Split complementary#FFA680, #D9FF80
Tetradic#FF80D9, #FFE680, #80FFA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EBFF
Lighter +10%#B3C2FF
Darker −10%#4D70FF
Darker −20%#1A47FF
Darker −30%#002DE6
Darker −40%#0023B3
More saturated +25%#8099FF
Less saturated −25%#90A3EF

Channel breakdown

R128
G153
B255
Red128 (50.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue228.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 99 · B FF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “8099ff” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.