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Colour

#8597F2

  • #8597F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8597F2 is a blue with RGB values 133, 151, 242 and HSL 230°, 81%, 74%. 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

#8597F2#8597F2
HEX#8597F2
RGBrgb(133, 151, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5922, 0.949
RGB percentages52.2%, 59.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(230.1, 80.7%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 45%, 94.9%)
CMYK45%, 37.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,755,186
CSS custom property--colour: #8597F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#7A680D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A1F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C98F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#5EAAB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E085
Analogous#85CDF2, #AA85F2
Triadic#F28597, #97F285
Split complementary#F2AA85, #CDF285
Tetradic#F285CD, #F2E085, #85F2AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E6FC
Lighter +10%#B3BEF7
Darker −10%#5770ED
Darker −20%#2948E8
Darker −30%#1533C9
Darker −40%#10279B
More saturated +25%#788EFF
Less saturated −25%#96A2E1

Channel breakdown

R133
G151
B242
Red133 (52.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue230.09°
Saturation (HSL)80.74%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 97 · B F2

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