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Recognised as Colour

#0863A6

  • #0863A6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#0863A6 is a blue with RGB values 8, 99, 166 and HSL 205°, 91%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#0863A6#0863A6
HEX#0863A6
RGBrgb(8, 99, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3882, 0.651
RGB percentages3.1%, 38.8%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(205.4, 90.8%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 95.2%, 65.1%)
CMYK95.2%, 40.4%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer549,798
CSS custom property--colour: #0863A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#F79C59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4167A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#285AA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00737Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 29Royal blue · ΔE 33.8Slate grey · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A64B08
Analogous#08A69A, #0814A6
Triadic#A60863, #63A608
Split complementary#A60814, #A69A08
Tetradic#9A08A6, #A64B08, #14A608

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#81C6F9
Lighter +30%#50B0F7
Lighter +20%#209AF4
Lighter +10%#0A80D7
Darker −10%#064675
Darker −20%#032945
Darker −30%#010C14
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0064AE
Less saturated −25%#1E6090

Channel breakdown

R8
G99
B166
Red8 (3.1%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue205.44°
Saturation (HSL)90.8%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 63 · B A6

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