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Recognised as Colour

#086FFF

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

#086FFF is a blue with RGB values 8, 111, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#086FFF#086FFF
HEX#086FFF
RGBrgb(8, 111, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4353, 1
RGB percentages3.1%, 43.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(215, 100%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215, 96.9%, 100%)
CMYK96.9%, 56.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer552,959
CSS custom property--colour: #086FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#F79000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0094ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9808
Analogous#08EAFF, #1D08FF
Triadic#FF086F, #6FFF08
Split complementary#FF1D08, #EAFF08
Tetradic#FF08EA, #FF9808, #08FF1D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4E6FF
Lighter +30%#A1C8FF
Lighter +20%#6EAAFF
Lighter +10%#3B8DFF
Darker −10%#0058D4
Darker −20%#0043A1
Darker −30%#002E6E
Darker −40%#00193B
More saturated +25%#086FFF
Less saturated −25%#2774E0

Channel breakdown

R8
G111
B255
Red8 (3.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 6F · B FF

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