Colour

#8596BF

#8596BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#8596BF is a blue with RGB values 133, 150, 191 and HSL 222°, 31%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#8596BF

RGBrgb(133, 150, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5882, 0.749

RGB percentages52.2%, 58.8%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(222.4, 31.2%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 30.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK30.4%, 21.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,754,879

CSS custom property--colour: #8596BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.11:1

Contrast with white2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#7A6940

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8999C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#8494BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#759EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8 Steel blue · ΔE 15.3 Slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.3 Dark grey · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BFAE85

Analogous#85B3BF, #9185BF

Triadic#BF8596, #96BF85

Split complementary#BF9185, #B3BF85

Tetradic#BF85B3, #BFAE85, #85BF91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E9ECF4

Lighter +20%#C8D0E2

Lighter +10%#A6B3D1

Darker −10%#6479AD

Darker −20%#4C6192

Darker −30%#3B4A70

Darker −40%#29344F

More saturated +25%#6E8CD6

Less saturated −25%#9CA0A8

Channel breakdown

R133

G150

B191

Red133 (52.2%)

Green150 (58.8%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue222.41°

Saturation (HSL)31.18%

Lightness63.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G 96 · B BF

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Colour values

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