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Colour

#8799DE

  • #8799DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8799DE is a blue with RGB values 135, 153, 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

#8799DE#8799DE
HEX#8799DE
RGBrgb(135, 153, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6, 0.8706
RGB percentages52.9%, 60%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(227.6, 56.9%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 39.2%, 87.1%)
CMYK39.2%, 31.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,886,750
CSS custom property--colour: #8799DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#786621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82A0E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B99DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#6CA7B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8Plum · ΔE 28.1Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECC87
Analogous#87C4DE, #A187DE
Triadic#DE8799, #99DE87
Split complementary#DEA187, #C4DE87
Tetradic#DE87C4, #DECC87, #87DEA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D7DDF4
Lighter +10%#AFBBE9
Darker −10%#5F77D3
Darker −20%#3755C8
Darker −30%#2C44A0
Darker −40%#213378
More saturated +25%#748EF1
Less saturated −25%#9AA4CB

Channel breakdown

R135
G153
B222
Red135 (52.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue227.59°
Saturation (HSL)56.86%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 87 · G 99 · B DE

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