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Recognised as Colour

#8598AE

  • #8598AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8598AE is a blue with RGB values 133, 152, 174 and HSL 212°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8598AE#8598AE
HEX#8598AE
RGBrgb(133, 152, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5961, 0.6824
RGB percentages52.2%, 59.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(212.2, 20.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 23.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK23.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,755,374
CSS custom property--colour: #8598AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#7A6751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9098AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B94AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#7A9D9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 6.7Slate grey · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 16.2Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4Cadetblue · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 6.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE9B85
Analogous#85ADAE, #8785AE
Triadic#AE8598, #98AE85
Split complementary#AE8785, #ADAE85
Tetradic#AE85AD, #AE9B85, #85AE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E6EB
Lighter +20%#C2CCD7
Lighter +10%#A4B2C2
Darker −10%#667E9A
Darker −20%#52657B
Darker −30%#3D4C5D
Darker −40%#29333E
More saturated +25%#6C96C7
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R133
G152
B174
Red133 (52.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue212.2°
Saturation (HSL)20.2%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 98 · B AE

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