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Recognised as Colour

#8799C5

  • #8799C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8799C5 is a blue with RGB values 135, 153, 197 and HSL 223°, 35%, 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

#8799C5#8799C5
HEX#8799C5
RGBrgb(135, 153, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6, 0.7725
RGB percentages52.9%, 60%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(222.6, 34.8%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 31.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK31.5%, 22.3%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,886,725
CSS custom property--colour: #8799C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#78663A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B9CC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8597C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#76A2A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 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 text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B387
Analogous#87B8C5, #9487C5
Triadic#C58799, #99C587
Split complementary#C59487, #B8C587
Tetradic#C587B8, #C5B387, #87C594

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF1F7
Lighter +20%#CCD3E6
Lighter +10%#A9B6D6
Darker −10%#657CB4
Darker −20%#4B629B
Darker −30%#3A4C79
Darker −40%#2A3756
More saturated +25%#7190DB
Less saturated −25%#9DA2AF

Channel breakdown

R135
G153
B197
Red135 (52.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue222.58°
Saturation (HSL)34.83%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 99 · B C5

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