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Colour

#8699C8

  • #8699C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8699C8 is a blue with RGB values 134, 153, 200 and HSL 223°, 37%, 65%. 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

#8699C8#8699C8
HEX#8699C8
RGBrgb(134, 153, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6, 0.7843
RGB percentages52.5%, 60%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(222.7, 37.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 33%, 78.4%)
CMYK33%, 23.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,821,192
CSS custom property--colour: #8699C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32021WCAG 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 7.4:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#796637

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A9DCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8497C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#73A2A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 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 text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Light steelblue · ΔE 19.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8B586
Analogous#86BAC8, #9486C8
Triadic#C88699, #99C886
Split complementary#C89486, #BAC886
Tetradic#C886BA, #C8B586, #86C894

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF2F8
Lighter +20%#CCD4E8
Lighter +10%#A9B7D8
Darker −10%#637BB8
Darker −20%#49629F
Darker −30%#394C7C
Darker −40%#293759
More saturated +25%#7090DE
Less saturated −25%#9CA2B2

Channel breakdown

R134
G153
B200
Red134 (52.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue222.73°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 99 · B C8

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