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Recognised as Colour

#8585DE

  • #8585DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8585DE is a blue with RGB values 133, 133, 222 and HSL 240°, 57%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8585DE#8585DE
HEX#8585DE
RGBrgb(133, 133, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5216, 0.8706
RGB percentages52.2%, 52.2%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(240, 57.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 40.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK40.1%, 40.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,750,558
CSS custom property--colour: #8585DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#7A7A21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6691E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#628BDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6B97A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEDE85
Analogous#85B2DE, #B285DE
Triadic#DE8585, #85DE85
Split complementary#DEB285, #B2DE85
Tetradic#DE85B2, #DEDE85, #85DEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFF
Lighter +20%#D5D5F4
Lighter +10%#ADADE9
Darker −10%#5D5DD3
Darker −20%#3636C7
Darker −30%#2B2B9F
Darker −40%#202077
More saturated +25%#7272F1
Less saturated −25%#9898CB

Channel breakdown

R133
G133
B222
Red133 (52.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)57.42%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 85 · B DE

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