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Recognised as Colour

#8694CA

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

#8694CA is a blue with RGB values 134, 148, 202 and HSL 228°, 39%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#8694CA#8694CA
HEX#8694CA
RGBrgb(134, 148, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.5804, 0.7922
RGB percentages52.5%, 58%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(227.6, 39.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 33.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK33.7%, 26.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,819,914
CSS custom property--colour: #8694CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#796B35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8399CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E93C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#739EA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.9Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Slate grey · ΔE 23.3Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CABC86
Analogous#86B6CA, #9A86CA
Triadic#CA8694, #94CA86
Split complementary#CA9A86, #B6CA86
Tetradic#CA86B6, #CABC86, #86CA9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F2F9
Lighter +20%#CDD3E9
Lighter +10%#A9B3DA
Darker −10%#6375BA
Darker −20%#475AA3
Darker −30%#38467F
Darker −40%#28335C
More saturated +25%#7087E0
Less saturated −25%#9CA1B4

Channel breakdown

R134
G148
B202
Red134 (52.5%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue227.65°
Saturation (HSL)39.08%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 86 · G 94 · B CA

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