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Recognised as Colour

#086FBF

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

#086FBF is a blue with RGB values 8, 111, 191 and HSL 206°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#086FBF#086FBF
HEX#086FBF
RGBrgb(8, 111, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4353, 0.749
RGB percentages3.1%, 43.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(206.2, 92%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 95.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK95.8%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer552,895
CSS custom property--colour: #086FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#F79040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4675C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2566BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00828Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Royal blue · ΔE 27.1Slate blue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF5808
Analogous#08BFB4, #0813BF
Triadic#BF086F, #6FBF08
Split complementary#BF0813, #BFB408
Tetradic#B408BF, #BF5808, #13BF08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98D0FB
Lighter +30%#67B9F9
Lighter +20%#36A3F7
Lighter +10%#0A8BF0
Darker −10%#06538E
Darker −20%#04365D
Darker −30%#021A2C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0070C7
Less saturated −25%#216CA6

Channel breakdown

R8
G111
B191
Red8 (3.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue206.23°
Saturation (HSL)91.96%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 6F · B BF

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