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Recognised as Colour

#8596C4

  • #8596C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8596C4 is a blue with RGB values 133, 150, 196 and HSL 224°, 35%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8596C4#8596C4
HEX#8596C4
RGBrgb(133, 150, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5882, 0.7686
RGB percentages52.2%, 58.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(223.8, 34.8%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 32.1%, 76.9%)
CMYK32.1%, 23.5%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,754,884
CSS custom property--colour: #8596C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#7A693B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#879AC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8294C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#739FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4B385
Analogous#85B5C4, #9485C4
Triadic#C48596, #96C485
Split complementary#C49485, #B5C485
Tetradic#C485B5, #C4B385, #85C494

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECEFF6
Lighter +20%#CAD1E5
Lighter +10%#A7B4D5
Darker −10%#6378B3
Darker −20%#4A5F99
Darker −30%#394A77
Darker −40%#293454
More saturated +25%#6E8CDB
Less saturated −25%#9CA0AD

Channel breakdown

R133
G150
B196
Red133 (52.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue223.81°
Saturation (HSL)34.81%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 96 · B C4

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