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Recognised as Colour

#8597FC

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

#8597FC is a blue with RGB values 133, 151, 252 and HSL 231°, 95%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8597FC#8597FC
HEX#8597FC
RGBrgb(133, 151, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.5922, 0.9882
RGB percentages52.2%, 59.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(230.9, 95.2%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 47.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK47.2%, 40.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,755,196
CSS custom property--colour: #8597FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#7A6803

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70A3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6599FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#58ACBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCEA85
Analogous#85D3FC, #AE85FC
Triadic#FC8597, #97FC85
Split complementary#FCAF85, #D3FC85
Tetradic#FC85D3, #FCEA85, #85FCAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9ECFE
Lighter +10%#B7C1FD
Darker −10%#536DFB
Darker −20%#2142FA
Darker −30%#0627E2
Darker −40%#041EB1
More saturated +25%#8295FF
Less saturated −25%#95A2EC

Channel breakdown

R133
G151
B252
Red133 (52.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue230.92°
Saturation (HSL)95.2%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G 97 · B FC

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