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Recognised as Colour

#086CA8

  • #086CA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#086CA8 is a blue with RGB values 8, 108, 168 and HSL 203°, 91%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#086CA8#086CA8
HEX#086CA8
RGBrgb(8, 108, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4235, 0.6588
RGB percentages3.1%, 42.4%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(202.5, 90.9%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 95.2%, 65.9%)
CMYK95.2%, 35.7%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer552,104
CSS custom property--colour: #086CA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#F79357

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F6EABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3961A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007B82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 30.1Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A84408
Analogous#08A894, #081CA8
Triadic#A8086C, #6CA808
Split complementary#A8081C, #A89408
Tetradic#9408A8, #A84408, #1CA808

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#83CDF9
Lighter +30%#52B9F7
Lighter +20%#22A5F4
Lighter +10%#0A8BD9
Darker −10%#064D77
Darker −20%#032D47
Darker −30%#010E16
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#006EB0
Less saturated −25%#1E6792

Channel breakdown

R8
G108
B168
Red8 (3.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)90.91%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 6C · B A8

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