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Recognised as Colour

#8594FE

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

#8594FE is a blue with RGB values 133, 148, 254 and HSL 233°, 98%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8594FE#8594FE
HEX#8594FE
RGBrgb(133, 148, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5804, 0.9961
RGB percentages52.2%, 58%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(232.6, 98.4%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.6, 47.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK47.6%, 41.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,754,430
CSS custom property--colour: #8594FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.66:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#7A6B01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6AA1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F98FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#57AABDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Medium purple · ΔE 18Royal blue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEEF85
Analogous#85D0FE, #B385FE
Triadic#FE8594, #94FE85
Split complementary#FEB385, #D0FE85
Tetradic#FE85D0, #FEEF85, #85FEB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEDFF
Lighter +10%#B8C0FE
Darker −10%#5268FE
Darker −20%#203BFD
Darker −30%#021EE8
Darker −40%#0118B6
More saturated +25%#8493FF
Less saturated −25%#94A0EF

Channel breakdown

R133
G148
B254
Red133 (52.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue232.56°
Saturation (HSL)98.37%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 94 · B FE

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