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Recognised as Colour

#8C99FE

  • #8C99FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8C99FE is a blue with RGB values 140, 153, 254 and HSL 233°, 98%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8C99FE#8C99FE
HEX#8C99FE
RGBrgb(140, 153, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.549, 0.6, 0.9961
RGB percentages54.9%, 60%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(233.2, 98.3%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.2, 44.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK44.9%, 39.8%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,214,462
CSS custom property--colour: #8C99FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#736601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#73A6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A9CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#64AEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF18C
Analogous#8CD2FE, #B88CFE
Triadic#FE8C99, #99FE8C
Split complementary#FEB88C, #D2FE8C
Tetradic#FE8CD2, #FEF18C, #8CFEB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F3FF
Lighter +10%#BFC6FE
Darker −10%#596CFE
Darker −20%#273FFD
Darker −30%#021DEF
Darker −40%#0217BC
More saturated +25%#8B98FF
Less saturated −25%#9BA4F0

Channel breakdown

R140
G153
B254
Red140 (54.9%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue233.16°
Saturation (HSL)98.28%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8C · G 99 · B FE

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