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Recognised as Colour

#8998CD

  • #8998CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8998CD is a blue with RGB values 137, 152, 205 and HSL 227°, 40%, 67%. 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

#8998CD#8998CD
HEX#8998CD
RGBrgb(137, 152, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.5373, 0.5961, 0.8039
RGB percentages53.7%, 59.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(226.8, 40.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 33.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK33.2%, 25.9%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,017,549
CSS custom property--colour: #8998CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#766732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8297CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#76A2AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 23.2Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBE89
Analogous#89BACD, #9C89CD
Triadic#CD8998, #98CD89
Split complementary#CD9C89, #BACD89
Tetradic#CD89BA, #CDBE89, #89CD9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4F6FB
Lighter +20%#D1D7EB
Lighter +10%#ADB7DC
Darker −10%#6579BE
Darker −20%#475DA9
Darker −30%#384985
Darker −40%#293561
More saturated +25%#748CE2
Less saturated −25%#9EA4B8

Channel breakdown

R137
G152
B205
Red137 (53.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue226.76°
Saturation (HSL)40.48%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 89 · G 98 · B CD

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