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Recognised as Colour

#086AAD

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

#086AAD is a blue with RGB values 8, 106, 173 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

#086AAD#086AAD
HEX#086AAD
RGBrgb(8, 106, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4157, 0.6784
RGB percentages3.1%, 41.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(204.4, 91.2%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.4, 95.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK95.4%, 38.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer551,597
CSS custom property--colour: #086AAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#F79552

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#496EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3060ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4Slate grey · ΔE 33.6Light slate grey · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD4B08
Analogous#08AD9E, #0817AD
Triadic#AD086A, #6AAD08
Split complementary#AD0817, #AD9E08
Tetradic#9E08AD, #AD4B08, #17AD08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88CBF9
Lighter +30%#57B6F7
Lighter +20%#26A1F5
Lighter +10%#0A88DE
Darker −10%#064C7C
Darker −20%#032E4C
Darker −30%#01101B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006CB5
Less saturated −25%#1F6696

Channel breakdown

R8
G106
B173
Red8 (3.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue204.36°
Saturation (HSL)91.16%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 6A · B AD

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