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Recognised as Colour

#8593F0

  • #8593F0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8593F0 is a blue with RGB values 133, 147, 240 and HSL 232°, 78%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8593F0#8593F0
HEX#8593F0
RGBrgb(133, 147, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5765, 0.9412
RGB percentages52.2%, 57.6%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(232.1, 78.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 44.6%, 94.1%)
CMYK44.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,754,160
CSS custom property--colour: #8593F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7A6C0F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#719EF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6896EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#60A6B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0E285
Analogous#85C9F0, #AD85F0
Triadic#F08593, #93F085
Split complementary#F0AD85, #C9F085
Tetradic#F085C9, #F0E285, #85F0AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E3FB
Lighter +10%#B2BBF6
Darker −10%#586BEA
Darker −20%#2A43E5
Darker −30%#182FC4
Darker −40%#132496
More saturated +25%#7688FF
Less saturated −25%#96A0DF

Channel breakdown

R133
G147
B240
Red133 (52.2%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue232.15°
Saturation (HSL)78.1%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 93 · B F0

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