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Recognised as Colour

#8697CE

  • #8697CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8697CE is a blue with RGB values 134, 151, 206 and HSL 226°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8697CE#8697CE
HEX#8697CE
RGBrgb(134, 151, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5922, 0.8078
RGB percentages52.5%, 59.2%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(225.8, 42.4%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 35%, 80.8%)
CMYK35%, 26.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,820,686
CSS custom property--colour: #8697CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#796831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F96CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#71A2AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23.1Slate grey · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEBD86
Analogous#86BBCE, #9986CE
Triadic#CE8697, #97CE86
Split complementary#CE9986, #BBCE86
Tetradic#CE86BB, #CEBD86, #86CE99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F5FA
Lighter +20%#CFD5EB
Lighter +10%#AAB6DD
Darker −10%#6278BF
Darker −20%#455CA9
Darker −30%#364985
Darker −40%#273561
More saturated +25%#718CE3
Less saturated −25%#9BA2B9

Channel breakdown

R134
G151
B206
Red134 (52.5%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue225.83°
Saturation (HSL)42.35%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 97 · B CE

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