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Recognised as Colour

#8598CB

  • #8598CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8598CB is a blue with RGB values 133, 152, 203 and HSL 224°, 40%, 66%. 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

#8598CB#8598CB
HEX#8598CB
RGBrgb(133, 152, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5961, 0.7961
RGB percentages52.2%, 59.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(223.7, 40.2%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 34.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK34.5%, 25.1%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,755,403
CSS custom property--colour: #8598CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31755WCAG 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 7.35:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#7A6734

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8196CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#71A2AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Slate grey · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB885
Analogous#85BBCB, #9585CB
Triadic#CB8598, #98CB85
Split complementary#CB9585, #BBCB85
Tetradic#CB85BB, #CBB885, #85CB95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F3F9
Lighter +20%#CDD4E9
Lighter +10%#A9B6DA
Darker −10%#617ABC
Darker −20%#465FA4
Darker −30%#374B80
Darker −40%#27365D
More saturated +25%#6F8EE1
Less saturated −25%#9BA2B5

Channel breakdown

R133
G152
B203
Red133 (52.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue223.71°
Saturation (HSL)40.23%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 98 · B CB

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