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Recognised as Colour

#8299CA

  • #8299CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8299CA is a blue with RGB values 130, 153, 202 and HSL 221°, 40%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8299CA#8299CA
HEX#8299CA
RGBrgb(130, 153, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5098, 0.6, 0.7922
RGB percentages51%, 60%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(220.8, 40.4%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 35.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK35.6%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,559,050
CSS custom property--colour: #8299CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#7D6635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899CCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8296C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA3AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5Slate grey · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB382
Analogous#82BDCA, #8F82CA
Triadic#CA8299, #99CA82
Split complementary#CA8F82, #BDCA82
Tetradic#CA82BD, #CAB382, #82CA8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF1F8
Lighter +20%#CAD3E8
Lighter +10%#A6B6D9
Darker −10%#5E7CBB
Darker −20%#4462A2
Darker −30%#354C7E
Darker −40%#26375A
More saturated +25%#6C91E0
Less saturated −25%#98A1B4

Channel breakdown

R130
G153
B202
Red130 (51%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue220.83°
Saturation (HSL)40.45%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 82 · G 99 · B CA

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