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Recognised as Colour

#8D99CF

  • #8D99CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8D99CF is a blue with RGB values 141, 153, 207 and HSL 229°, 41%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8D99CF#8D99CF
HEX#8D99CF
RGBrgb(141, 153, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5529, 0.6, 0.8118
RGB percentages55.3%, 60%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(229.1, 40.7%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 31.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK31.9%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,279,951
CSS custom property--colour: #8D99CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.59:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#726630

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#889ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8499CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#7BA3ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFC38D
Analogous#8DBACF, #A28DCF
Triadic#CF8D99, #99CF8D
Split complementary#CFA28D, #BACF8D
Tetradic#CF8DBA, #CFC38D, #8DCFA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FC
Lighter +20%#D5D9ED
Lighter +10%#B1B9DE
Darker −10%#6979C0
Darker −20%#495BAD
Darker −30%#3A4889
Darker −40%#2B3565
More saturated +25%#798CE3
Less saturated −25%#A1A6BB

Channel breakdown

R141
G153
B207
Red141 (55.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue229.09°
Saturation (HSL)40.74%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8D · G 99 · B CF

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