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Recognised as Colour

#8694BF

  • #8694BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#8694BF is a blue with RGB values 134, 148, 191 and HSL 225°, 31%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8694BF#8694BF
HEX#8694BF
RGBrgb(134, 148, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5804, 0.749
RGB percentages52.5%, 58%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(225.3, 30.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 29.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK29.8%, 22.5%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,819,903
CSS custom property--colour: #8694BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7:1
Contrast with white3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#796B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8798C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8293BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#779CA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.3Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Thistle · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB186
Analogous#86B0BF, #9586BF
Triadic#BF8694, #94BF86
Split complementary#BF9486, #B1BF86
Tetradic#BF86B0, #BFB186, #86BF94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAECF4
Lighter +20%#C9CFE2
Lighter +10%#A7B1D1
Darker −10%#6577AD
Darker −20%#4D5E92
Darker −30%#3C4970
Darker −40%#2A334F
More saturated +25%#6F88D6
Less saturated −25%#9DA0A8

Channel breakdown

R134
G148
B191
Red134 (52.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue225.26°
Saturation (HSL)30.81%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 94 · B BF

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