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Recognised as Colour

#8699ED

  • #8699ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8699ED is a blue with RGB values 134, 153, 237 and HSL 229°, 74%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8699ED#8699ED
HEX#8699ED
RGBrgb(134, 153, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6, 0.9294
RGB percentages52.5%, 60%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(228.9, 74.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 43.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK43.5%, 35.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,821,229
CSS custom property--colour: #8699ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#796612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA2F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#729AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#63AAB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.4Plum · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDDA86
Analogous#86CCED, #A786ED
Triadic#ED8699, #99ED86
Split complementary#EDA786, #CDED86
Tetradic#ED86CC, #EDDA86, #86EDA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DFE4FA
Lighter +10%#B2BEF4
Darker −10%#5A74E6
Darker −20%#2D4EE0
Darker −30%#1C3ABE
Darker −40%#162C91
More saturated +25%#758EFE
Less saturated −25%#97A4DC

Channel breakdown

R134
G153
B237
Red134 (52.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue228.93°
Saturation (HSL)74.1%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 99 · B ED

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