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Colour

#8498C6

  • #8498C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8498C6 is a blue with RGB values 132, 152, 198 and HSL 222°, 37%, 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

#8498C6#8498C6
HEX#8498C6
RGBrgb(132, 152, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5961, 0.7765
RGB percentages51.8%, 59.6%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(221.8, 36.7%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 33.3%, 77.6%)
CMYK33.3%, 23.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,689,862
CSS custom property--colour: #8498C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7B6739

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899BC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8395C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#71A1A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 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 text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6B284
Analogous#84B9C6, #9184C6
Triadic#C68498, #98C684
Split complementary#C69184, #B9C684
Tetradic#C684B9, #C6B284, #84C691

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF0F6
Lighter +20%#CAD2E6
Lighter +10%#A7B5D6
Darker −10%#617BB6
Darker −20%#48629C
Darker −30%#384C79
Darker −40%#283656
More saturated +25%#6D8FDD
Less saturated −25%#9BA1B0

Channel breakdown

R132
G152
B198
Red132 (51.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue221.82°
Saturation (HSL)36.67%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 98 · B C6

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