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Recognised as Colour

#8594EC

  • #8594EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8594EC is a blue with RGB values 133, 148, 236 and HSL 231°, 73%, 72%. 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

#8594EC#8594EC
HEX#8594EC
RGBrgb(133, 148, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5804, 0.9255
RGB percentages52.2%, 58%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(231.3, 73%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 43.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK43.6%, 37.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,754,412
CSS custom property--colour: #8594EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7A6B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#749EEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C96EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#62A6B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.1Medium purple · ΔE 22Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDD85
Analogous#85C7EC, #AA85EC
Triadic#EC8594, #94EC85
Split complementary#ECAA85, #C8EC85
Tetradic#EC85C7, #ECDD85, #85ECAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDE1FA
Lighter +10%#B1BBF3
Darker −10%#596DE5
Darker −20%#2D47DE
Darker −30%#1D34BB
Darker −40%#16288F
More saturated +25%#7388FE
Less saturated −25%#97A0DA

Channel breakdown

R133
G148
B236
Red133 (52.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue231.26°
Saturation (HSL)73.05%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 94 · B EC

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