Colour

#8599D0

#8599D0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8599D0 is a blue with RGB values 133, 153, 208 and HSL 224°, 44%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#8599D0

RGBrgb(133, 153, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6, 0.8157

RGB percentages52.2%, 60%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(224, 44.4%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224, 36.1%, 81.6%)

CMYK36.1%, 26.4%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,755,664

CSS custom property--colour: #8599D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.46:1

Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#7A662F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#879ED2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8097CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#6EA4ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6 Slate grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D0BC85

Analogous#85BFD0, #9785D0

Triadic#D08599, #99D085

Split complementary#D09785, #BFD085

Tetradic#D085BF, #D0BC85, #85D097

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3F5FB

Lighter +20%#CFD7EC

Lighter +10%#AAB8DE

Darker −10%#607AC2

Darker −20%#425FAD

Darker −30%#344B88

Darker −40%#263663

More saturated +25%#708FE5

Less saturated −25%#9AA3BB

Channel breakdown

R133

G153

B208

Red133 (52.2%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue224°

Saturation (HSL)44.38%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 99 · B D0

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Colour values

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