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Recognised as Colour

#8698DE

  • #8698DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8698DE is a blue with RGB values 134, 152, 222 and HSL 228°, 57%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8698DE#8698DE
HEX#8698DE
RGBrgb(134, 152, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5961, 0.8706
RGB percentages52.5%, 59.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(227.7, 57.1%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 39.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK39.6%, 31.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,820,958
CSS custom property--colour: #8698DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#796721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#809FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7998DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#6AA6B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2Plum · ΔE 28.2Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECC86
Analogous#86C4DE, #A086DE
Triadic#DE8698, #98DE86
Split complementary#DEA086, #C4DE86
Tetradic#DE86C4, #DECC86, #86DEA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#D6DCF4
Lighter +10%#AEBAE9
Darker −10%#5E76D3
Darker −20%#3654C8
Darker −30%#2B439F
Darker −40%#213277
More saturated +25%#738DF1
Less saturated −25%#99A3CB

Channel breakdown

R134
G152
B222
Red134 (52.5%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue227.73°
Saturation (HSL)57.14%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 98 · B DE

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