Recognised as Colour

#8588C0

#8588C0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#8588C0 is a blue with RGB values 133, 136, 192 and HSL 237°, 32%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8588C0#8588C0

HEX#8588C0

RGBrgb(133, 136, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5333, 0.7529

RGB percentages52.2%, 53.3%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(236.9, 31.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.9, 30.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK30.7%, 29.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,751,296

CSS custom property--colour: #8588C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#7A773F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#788FC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#758BBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#76929Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Plum · ΔE 26.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C0BD85

Analogous#85A5C0, #9F85C0

Triadic#C08588, #88C085

Split complementary#C09F85, #A5C085

Tetradic#C085A5, #C0BD85, #85C09F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EAEAF4

Lighter +20%#C8CAE3

Lighter +10%#A7A9D1

Darker −10%#6367AF

Darker −20%#4C5093

Darker −30%#3B3D71

Darker −40%#292B50

More saturated +25%#6E73D7

Less saturated −25%#9C9DA9

Channel breakdown

R133

G136

B192

Red133 (52.2%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue236.95°

Saturation (HSL)31.89%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 88 · B C0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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