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Colour

#8498C8

  • #8498C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8498C8 is a blue with RGB values 132, 152, 200 and HSL 222°, 38%, 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

#8498C8#8498C8
HEX#8498C8
RGBrgb(132, 152, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.5961, 0.7843
RGB percentages51.8%, 59.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(222.4, 38.2%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 34%, 78.4%)
CMYK34%, 24%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,689,864
CSS custom property--colour: #8498C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31532WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7B6737

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889CCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8296C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#70A2A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8B484
Analogous#84BAC8, #9284C8
Triadic#C88498, #98C884
Split complementary#C89284, #BAC884
Tetradic#C884BA, #C8B484, #84C892

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF1F7
Lighter +20%#CAD3E8
Lighter +10%#A7B6D8
Darker −10%#617AB8
Darker −20%#47619F
Darker −30%#374B7C
Darker −40%#283658
More saturated +25%#6E8FDE
Less saturated −25%#9AA1B2

Channel breakdown

R132
G152
B200
Red132 (51.8%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)38.2%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 98 · B C8

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