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Recognised as Colour

#086AB8

  • #086AB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#086AB8 is a blue with RGB values 8, 106, 184 and HSL 207°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#086AB8#086AB8
HEX#086AB8
RGBrgb(8, 106, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4157, 0.7216
RGB percentages3.1%, 41.6%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(206.6, 91.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.6, 95.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK95.7%, 42.4%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer551,608
CSS custom property--colour: #086AB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#F79547

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4270BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2261B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007D88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B85608
Analogous#08B8AE, #0812B8
Triadic#B8086A, #6AB808
Split complementary#B80812, #B8AE08
Tetradic#AE08B8, #B85608, #12B808

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92CCFA
Lighter +30%#61B5F8
Lighter +20%#309EF6
Lighter +10%#0A86E9
Darker −10%#064E87
Darker −20%#043256
Darker −30%#021625
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006BC0
Less saturated −25%#2067A0

Channel breakdown

R8
G106
B184
Red8 (3.1%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue206.59°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 6A · B B8

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