Colour

#8586A4

#8586A4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8586A4 is a blue with RGB values 133, 134, 164 and HSL 238°, 15%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8586A4

RGBrgb(133, 134, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5255, 0.6431

RGB percentages52.2%, 52.5%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(238.1, 14.6%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 18.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK18.9%, 18.3%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,750,756

CSS custom property--colour: #8586A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#7A795B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F89A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7D87A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#7E8B90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Slate grey · ΔE 10.7 Gray · ΔE 17.4 Steel blue · ΔE 19.6 Dim grey · ΔE 21.1 Dark grey · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A4A385

Analogous#8596A4, #9385A4

Triadic#A48586, #86A485

Split complementary#A49485, #96A485

Tetradic#A48596, #A4A385, #85A494

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFAFB

Lighter +30%#DDDDE5

Lighter +20%#BFC0D0

Lighter +10%#A2A3BA

Darker −10%#696A8D

Darker −20%#535470

Darker −30%#3E3E52

Darker −40%#282835

More saturated +25%#6A6DBF

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R133

G134

B164

Red133 (52.2%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue238.06°

Saturation (HSL)14.55%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 86 · B A4

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