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Recognised as Colour

#8691CA

  • #8691CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8691CA is a blue with RGB values 134, 145, 202 and HSL 230°, 39%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8691CA#8691CA
HEX#8691CA
RGBrgb(134, 145, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5686, 0.7922
RGB percentages52.5%, 56.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(230.3, 39.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 33.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK33.7%, 28.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,819,146
CSS custom property--colour: #8691CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#796E35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7F97CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B91C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#739CA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Light steelblue · ΔE 25.5Plum · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABF86
Analogous#86B3CA, #9D86CA
Triadic#CA8691, #91CA86
Split complementary#CA9D86, #B3CA86
Tetradic#CA86B3, #CABF86, #86CA9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F2F9
Lighter +20%#CDD1E9
Lighter +10%#A9B1DA
Darker −10%#6371BA
Darker −20%#4756A3
Darker −30%#38437F
Darker −40%#28315C
More saturated +25%#7082E0
Less saturated −25%#9CA0B4

Channel breakdown

R134
G145
B202
Red134 (52.5%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue230.29°
Saturation (HSL)39.08%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 91 · B CA

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