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Recognised as Colour

#8996CF

  • #8996CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8996CF is a blue with RGB values 137, 150, 207 and HSL 229°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8996CF#8996CF
HEX#8996CF
RGBrgb(137, 150, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5882, 0.8118
RGB percentages53.7%, 58.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(228.9, 42.2%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 33.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK33.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,017,039
CSS custom property--colour: #8996CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#766930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7F96CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#75A1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFC289
Analogous#89B9CF, #9F89CF
Triadic#CF8996, #96CF89
Split complementary#CF9F89, #B9CF89
Tetradic#CF89B9, #CFC289, #89CF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F7FB
Lighter +20%#D2D7EC
Lighter +10%#ADB6DE
Darker −10%#6576C0
Darker −20%#4659AC
Darker −30%#374688
Darker −40%#283364
More saturated +25%#7489E4
Less saturated −25%#9EA3BA

Channel breakdown

R137
G150
B207
Red137 (53.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue228.86°
Saturation (HSL)42.17%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 96 · B CF

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