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Recognised as Colour

#8598F9

  • #8598F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8598F9 is a blue with RGB values 133, 152, 249 and HSL 230°, 91%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8598F9#8598F9
HEX#8598F9
RGBrgb(133, 152, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5961, 0.9765
RGB percentages52.2%, 59.6%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(230.2, 90.6%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 46.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK46.6%, 39%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,755,449
CSS custom property--colour: #8598F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#7A6706

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A3FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#699AF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#59ACBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 27.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9E685
Analogous#85D2F9, #AC85F9
Triadic#F98598, #98F985
Split complementary#F9AC85, #D2F985
Tetradic#F985D2, #F9E685, #85F9AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EAFE
Lighter +10%#B6C1FB
Darker −10%#546FF7
Darker −20%#2446F4
Darker −30%#0B2DDA
Darker −40%#0823AA
More saturated +25%#7F94FF
Less saturated −25%#95A3E9

Channel breakdown

R133
G152
B249
Red133 (52.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue230.17°
Saturation (HSL)90.62%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 98 · B F9

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