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Colour

#8598FF

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

#8598FF is a blue with RGB values 133, 152, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 76%. 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

#8598FF#8598FF
HEX#8598FF
RGBrgb(133, 152, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5961, 1
RGB percentages52.2%, 59.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.7, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK47.8%, 40.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,755,455
CSS custom property--colour: #8598FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#7A6700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#649AFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#55AEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 20Royal blue · ΔE 22.1Slate blue · ΔE 26Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEC85
Analogous#85D5FF, #AF85FF
Triadic#FF8598, #98FF85
Split complementary#FFAF85, #D5FF85
Tetradic#FF85D5, #FFEC85, #85FFAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEEFF
Lighter +10%#B8C3FF
Darker −10%#526DFF
Darker −20%#1F42FF
Darker −30%#0025EB
Darker −40%#001DB8
More saturated +25%#8598FF
Less saturated −25%#94A3F0

Channel breakdown

R133
G152
B255
Red133 (52.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 98 · B FF

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