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Recognised as Colour

#8196C8

  • #8196C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8196C8 is a blue with RGB values 129, 150, 200 and HSL 222°, 39%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8196C8#8196C8
HEX#8196C8
RGBrgb(129, 150, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.5882, 0.7843
RGB percentages50.6%, 58.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(222.3, 39.2%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 35.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK35.5%, 25%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,492,744
CSS custom property--colour: #8196C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7E6937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859ACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F94C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA0A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8B381
Analogous#81B9C8, #9081C8
Triadic#C88196, #96C881
Split complementary#C89081, #BAC881
Tetradic#C881BA, #C8B381, #81C890

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEFF6
Lighter +20%#C8D1E7
Lighter +10%#A5B4D7
Darker −10%#5D78B9
Darker −20%#455F9E
Darker −30%#354A7B
Darker −40%#263457
More saturated +25%#6A8DDF
Less saturated −25%#989FB1

Channel breakdown

R129
G150
B200
Red129 (50.6%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue222.25°
Saturation (HSL)39.23%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 96 · B C8

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