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Recognised as Colour

#8599FF

  • #8599FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8599FF is a blue with RGB values 133, 153, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8599FF#8599FF
HEX#8599FF
RGBrgb(133, 153, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6, 1
RGB percentages52.2%, 60%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.2, 100%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 47.8%, 100%)
CMYK47.8%, 40%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,755,711
CSS custom property--colour: #8599FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#7A6600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#669BFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#55AEC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEB85
Analogous#85D6FF, #AE85FF
Triadic#FF8599, #99FF85
Split complementary#FFAE85, #D6FF85
Tetradic#FF85D6, #FFEB85, #85FFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEEFF
Lighter +10%#B8C4FF
Darker −10%#526EFF
Darker −20%#1F44FF
Darker −30%#0027EB
Darker −40%#001EB8
More saturated +25%#8599FF
Less saturated −25%#94A3F0

Channel breakdown

R133
G153
B255
Red133 (52.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 99 · B FF

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