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Recognised as Colour

#8198CC

  • #8198CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8198CC is a blue with RGB values 129, 152, 204 and HSL 222°, 42%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8198CC#8198CC
HEX#8198CC
RGBrgb(129, 152, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.5961, 0.8
RGB percentages50.6%, 59.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(221.6, 42.4%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 36.8%, 80%)
CMYK36.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,493,260
CSS custom property--colour: #8198CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7E6733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#869CCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F95CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#6AA3AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB581
Analogous#81BDCC, #9081CC
Triadic#CC8198, #98CC81
Split complementary#CC9081, #BDCC81
Tetradic#CC81BE, #CCB581, #81CC90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF1F8
Lighter +20%#CAD3E9
Lighter +10%#A5B6DB
Darker −10%#5D7ABD
Darker −20%#4361A4
Darker −30%#344B80
Darker −40%#25365C
More saturated +25%#6B8FE2
Less saturated −25%#97A1B6

Channel breakdown

R129
G152
B204
Red129 (50.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue221.6°
Saturation (HSL)42.37%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 98 · B CC

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