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Recognised as Colour

#8593D6

  • #8593D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8593D6 is a blue with RGB values 133, 147, 214 and HSL 230°, 50%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8593D6#8593D6
HEX#8593D6
RGBrgb(133, 147, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5765, 0.8392
RGB percentages52.2%, 57.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(229.6, 49.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 37.9%, 83.9%)
CMYK37.9%, 31.3%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,754,134
CSS custom property--colour: #8593D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#7A6C29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D9AD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7793D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6DA0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7Light slate grey · ΔE 29Light steelblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6C885
Analogous#85BBD6, #A085D6
Triadic#D68593, #93D685
Split complementary#D6A085, #BBD685
Tetradic#D685BB, #D6C885, #85D6A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8FC
Lighter +20%#D1D7F0
Lighter +10%#ABB5E3
Darker −10%#5F71C9
Darker −20%#3E53B7
Darker −30%#314191
Darker −40%#24306B
More saturated +25%#7186EA
Less saturated −25%#99A0C2

Channel breakdown

R133
G147
B214
Red133 (52.2%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue229.63°
Saturation (HSL)49.69%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 93 · B D6

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