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Recognised as Colour

#087ACE

  • #087ACE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#087ACE is a blue with RGB values 8, 122, 206 and HSL 205°, 93%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#087ACE#087ACE
HEX#087ACE
RGBrgb(8, 122, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4784, 0.8078
RGB percentages3.1%, 47.8%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(205.5, 92.5%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 96.1%, 80.8%)
CMYK96.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer555,726
CSS custom property--colour: #087ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#F78531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F80D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E70CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.7Steel blue · ΔE 20.5Royal blue · ΔE 26.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE5C08
Analogous#08CEBF, #0817CE
Triadic#CE087A, #7ACE08
Split complementary#CE0817, #CEBF08
Tetradic#BF08CE, #CE5C08, #17CE08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6D7FC
Lighter +30%#75C2FA
Lighter +20%#44ACF8
Lighter +10%#1396F6
Darker −10%#065D9D
Darker −20%#04406C
Darker −30%#02233B
Darker −40%#00060A
More saturated +25%#007BD6
Less saturated −25%#2376B3

Channel breakdown

R8
G122
B206
Red8 (3.1%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue205.45°
Saturation (HSL)92.52%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 7A · B CE

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