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Recognised as Colour

#086AAA

  • #086AAA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#086AAA is a blue with RGB values 8, 106, 170 and HSL 204°, 91%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#086AAA#086AAA
HEX#086AAA
RGBrgb(8, 106, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4157, 0.6667
RGB percentages3.1%, 41.6%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(203.7, 91%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 95.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK95.3%, 37.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer551,594
CSS custom property--colour: #086AAA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#F79555

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B6DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3360A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007A82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.5Slate grey · ΔE 32.1Light slate grey · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA4808
Analogous#08AA99, #0819AA
Triadic#AA086A, #6AAA08
Split complementary#AA0819, #AA9908
Tetradic#9908AA, #AA4808, #19AA08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85CBF9
Lighter +30%#54B7F7
Lighter +20%#23A2F5
Lighter +10%#0A88DB
Darker −10%#064C79
Darker −20%#032D49
Darker −30%#010F18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CB2
Less saturated −25%#1E6594

Channel breakdown

R8
G106
B170
Red8 (3.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue203.7°
Saturation (HSL)91.01%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 6A · B AA

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