Recognised as Colour

#8586BF

#8586BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8586BF is a blue with RGB values 133, 134, 191 and HSL 239°, 31%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8586BF#8586BF

HEX#8586BF

RGBrgb(133, 134, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5255, 0.749

RGB percentages52.2%, 52.5%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(239, 31.2%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239, 30.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK30.4%, 29.8%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,750,783

CSS custom property--colour: #8586BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1

Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#7A7940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#768DC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7389BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Tritanopia#77909Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Plum · ΔE 26.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BFBE85

Analogous#85A3BF, #A185BF

Triadic#BF8586, #86BF85

Split complementary#BFA185, #A3BF85

Tetradic#BF85A3, #BFBE85, #85BFA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9EAF4

Lighter +20%#C8C8E2

Lighter +10%#A6A7D1

Darker −10%#6465AD

Darker −20%#4C4E92

Darker −30%#3B3C70

Darker −40%#292A4F

More saturated +25%#6E70D6

Less saturated −25%#9C9CA8

Channel breakdown

R133

G134

B191

Red133 (52.2%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue238.97°

Saturation (HSL)31.18%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 86 · B BF

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