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Recognised as Colour

#086EA7

  • #086EA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#086EA7 is a blue with RGB values 8, 110, 167 and HSL 202°, 91%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#086EA7#086EA7
HEX#086EA7
RGBrgb(8, 110, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4314, 0.6549
RGB percentages3.1%, 43.1%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(201.5, 90.9%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 95.2%, 65.5%)
CMYK95.2%, 34.1%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer552,615
CSS custom property--colour: #086EA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#F79158

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5270A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D63A6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007C83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.5Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A74108
Analogous#08A790, #081FA7
Triadic#A7086E, #6EA708
Split complementary#A7081F, #A79008
Tetradic#9008A7, #A74108, #1FA708

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#82CEF9
Lighter +30%#51BBF7
Lighter +20%#21A8F4
Lighter +10%#0A8ED8
Darker −10%#064E76
Darker −20%#032E46
Darker −30%#010E15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0070AF
Less saturated −25%#1E6891

Channel breakdown

R8
G110
B167
Red8 (3.1%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue201.51°
Saturation (HSL)90.86%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 6E · B A7

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