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Recognised as Colour

#8A99FC

  • #8A99FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8A99FC is a blue with RGB values 138, 153, 252 and HSL 232°, 95%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8A99FC#8A99FC
HEX#8A99FC
RGBrgb(138, 153, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5412, 0.6, 0.9882
RGB percentages54.1%, 60%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(232.1, 95%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 45.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK45.2%, 39.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,083,388
CSS custom property--colour: #8A99FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#756603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#74A5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B9CFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#61ADBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 27Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCED8A
Analogous#8AD2FC, #B48AFC
Triadic#FC8A99, #99FC8A
Split complementary#FCB48A, #D2FC8A
Tetradic#FC8AD2, #FCED8A, #8AFCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF0FF
Lighter +10%#BCC4FD
Darker −10%#586EFB
Darker −20%#2742F9
Darker −30%#0624E7
Darker −40%#051CB5
More saturated +25%#8797FF
Less saturated −25%#99A4ED

Channel breakdown

R138
G153
B252
Red138 (54.1%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue232.11°
Saturation (HSL)95%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8A · G 99 · B FC

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