Colour

#085B74

#085B74
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#085B74 is a cyan with RGB values 8, 91, 116 and HSL 194°, 87%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#085B74

RGBrgb(8, 91, 116)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3569, 0.4549

RGB percentages3.1%, 35.7%, 45.5%

HSLhsl(193.9, 87.1%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.9, 93.1%, 45.5%)

CMYK93.1%, 21.6%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer547,700

CSS custom property--colour: #085B74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#F7A48B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D5975no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Deuteranopia#405074no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006263no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Steel blue · ΔE 22.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22.6 Teal · ΔE 23.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Dim grey · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#742108

Analogous#087457, #082574

Triadic#74085B, #5B7408

Split complementary#740825, #745708

Tetradic#570874, #742108, #257408

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#55CFF3

Lighter +30%#25C1F0

Lighter +20%#0FA6D3

Lighter +10%#0B80A4

Darker −10%#053644

Darker −20%#011015

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005F7C

Less saturated −25%#185364

Channel breakdown

G91

B116

Red8 (3.1%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue116 (45.5%)

Hue193.89°

Saturation (HSL)87.1%

Lightness24.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 5B · B 74

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