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Recognised as Colour

#8596CF

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

#8596CF is a blue with RGB values 133, 150, 207 and HSL 226°, 44%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8596CF#8596CF
HEX#8596CF
RGBrgb(133, 150, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5882, 0.8118
RGB percentages52.2%, 58.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(226.2, 43.5%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 35.7%, 81.2%)
CMYK35.7%, 27.5%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,754,895
CSS custom property--colour: #8596CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#7A6930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#849BD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D95CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6FA1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFBE85
Analogous#85BBCF, #9985CF
Triadic#CF8596, #96CF85
Split complementary#CF9985, #BBCF85
Tetradic#CF85BB, #CFBE85, #85CF99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F4FA
Lighter +20%#CED5EC
Lighter +10%#AAB5DD
Darker −10%#6076C1
Darker −20%#435BAB
Darker −30%#354786
Darker −40%#263462
More saturated +25%#708BE4
Less saturated −25%#9AA1BA

Channel breakdown

R133
G150
B207
Red133 (52.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue226.22°
Saturation (HSL)43.53%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 96 · B CF

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