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Recognised as Colour

#086CE0

  • #086CE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#086CE0 is a blue with RGB values 8, 108, 224 and HSL 212°, 93%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#086CE0#086CE0
HEX#086CE0
RGBrgb(8, 108, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4235, 0.8784
RGB percentages3.1%, 42.4%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(212.2, 93.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 96.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK96.4%, 51.8%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer552,160
CSS custom property--colour: #086CE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#F7931F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1179E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0067DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00899Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E07C08
Analogous#08D8E0, #1008E0
Triadic#E0086C, #6CE008
Split complementary#E01008, #D8E008
Tetradic#E008D8, #E07C08, #08E010

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8D7FC
Lighter +30%#86BCFB
Lighter +20%#55A1F9
Lighter +10%#2486F7
Darker −10%#0654AF
Darker −20%#043D7E
Darker −30%#03254C
Darker −40%#010D1B
More saturated +25%#006BE8
Less saturated −25%#256EC3

Channel breakdown

R8
G108
B224
Red8 (3.1%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue212.22°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 6C · B E0

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