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Colour

#8595BC

  • #8595BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8595BC is a blue with RGB values 133, 149, 188 and HSL 223°, 29%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8595BC#8595BC
HEX#8595BC
RGBrgb(133, 149, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5843, 0.7373
RGB percentages52.2%, 58.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(222.5, 29.1%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 29.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK29.3%, 20.7%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,754,620
CSS custom property--colour: #8595BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#7A6A43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8998BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8493BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#769DA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.7Slate grey · ΔE 15.6Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7Dark grey · ΔE 23.6Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCAC85
Analogous#85B1BC, #9085BC
Triadic#BC8595, #95BC85
Split complementary#BC9085, #B1BC85
Tetradic#BC85B1, #BCAC85, #85BC90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EBF2
Lighter +20%#C7CEE0
Lighter +10%#A6B2CE
Darker −10%#6478AA
Darker −20%#4E608D
Darker −30%#3C4A6C
Darker −40%#29334C
More saturated +25%#6D8BD4
Less saturated −25%#9D9FA4

Channel breakdown

R133
G149
B188
Red133 (52.2%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue222.55°
Saturation (HSL)29.1%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 95 · B BC

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