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Recognised as Colour

#8499C9

  • #8499C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8499C9 is a blue with RGB values 132, 153, 201 and HSL 222°, 39%, 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

#8499C9#8499C9
HEX#8499C9
RGBrgb(132, 153, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.5176, 0.6, 0.7882
RGB percentages51.8%, 60%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(221.7, 39%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 34.3%, 78.8%)
CMYK34.3%, 23.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,690,121
CSS custom property--colour: #8499C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#7B6636

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899DCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8396C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#70A3A9no 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 text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light steelblue · ΔE 20Slate grey · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B484
Analogous#84BBC9, #9284C9
Triadic#C98499, #99C984
Split complementary#C99284, #BBC984
Tetradic#C984BB, #C9B484, #84C992

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF1F8
Lighter +20%#CBD4E8
Lighter +10%#A7B6D9
Darker −10%#617CB9
Darker −20%#4662A1
Darker −30%#374C7D
Darker −40%#27375A
More saturated +25%#6E90DF
Less saturated −25%#9AA2B3

Channel breakdown

R132
G153
B201
Red132 (51.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue221.74°
Saturation (HSL)38.98%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 84 · G 99 · B C9

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