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Colour

#8599CA

  • #8599CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8599CA is a blue with RGB values 133, 153, 202 and HSL 223°, 39%, 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

#8599CA#8599CA
HEX#8599CA
RGBrgb(133, 153, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6, 0.7922
RGB percentages52.2%, 60%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(222.6, 39.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 34.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK34.2%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,755,658
CSS custom property--colour: #8599CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#7A6635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#899DCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8397C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#71A3AAno 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 text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3Light steelblue · ΔE 20.3Slate grey · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAB685
Analogous#85BCCA, #9385CA
Triadic#CA8599, #99CA85
Split complementary#CA9385, #BCCA85
Tetradic#CA85BC, #CAB685, #85CA93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F2F8
Lighter +20%#CCD4E9
Lighter +10%#A9B7D9
Darker −10%#617BBB
Darker −20%#4761A2
Darker −30%#374C7F
Darker −40%#28375B
More saturated +25%#6F90E0
Less saturated −25%#9BA2B4

Channel breakdown

R133
G153
B202
Red133 (52.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue222.61°
Saturation (HSL)39.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 99 · B CA

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