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Colour

#8198D0

  • #8198D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8198D0 is a blue with RGB values 129, 152, 208 and HSL 223°, 46%, 66%. 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

#8198D0#8198D0
HEX#8198D0
RGBrgb(129, 152, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.5961, 0.8157
RGB percentages50.6%, 59.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(222.5, 45.7%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 38%, 81.6%)
CMYK38%, 26.9%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,493,264
CSS custom property--colour: #8198D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7E672F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E95CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#68A3ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Light steelblue · ΔE 23.3Light skyblue · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0B981
Analogous#81C0D0, #9181D0
Triadic#D08198, #98D081
Split complementary#D09281, #C0D081
Tetradic#D081C0, #D0B981, #81D092

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F3FA
Lighter +20%#CBD5EC
Lighter +10%#A6B6DE
Darker −10%#5C7AC2
Darker −20%#405FAB
Darker −30%#324A86
Darker −40%#243661
More saturated +25%#6B8FE6
Less saturated −25%#97A1BA

Channel breakdown

R129
G152
B208
Red129 (50.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue222.53°
Saturation (HSL)45.66%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 81 · G 98 · B D0

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