Colour

#8495C2

#8495C2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8495C2 is a blue with RGB values 132, 149, 194 and HSL 224°, 34%, 64%. 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

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HEX#8495C2

RGBrgb(132, 149, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5843, 0.7608

RGB percentages51.8%, 58.4%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(223.5, 33.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 32%, 76.1%)

CMYK32%, 23.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,689,090

CSS custom property--colour: #8495C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#7B6A3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8798C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8193C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#739EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8 Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C2B184

Analogous#84B4C2, #9284C2

Triadic#C28495, #95C284

Split complementary#C29284, #B4C284

Tetradic#C284B4, #C2B184, #84C292

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAEDF5

Lighter +20%#C8D0E4

Lighter +10%#A6B2D3

Darker −10%#6278B1

Darker −20%#4A5F96

Darker −30%#394974

Darker −40%#283452

More saturated +25%#6D8BD9

Less saturated −25%#9B9FAB

Channel breakdown

R132

G149

B194

Red132 (51.8%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue223.55°

Saturation (HSL)33.7%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 84 · G 95 · B C2

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Colour values

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