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Recognised as Colour

#0008CD

  • #0008CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0008CD is a blue with RGB values 0, 8, 205 and HSL 238°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0008CD#0008CD
HEX#0008CD
RGBrgb(0, 8, 205)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.0314, 0.8039
RGB percentages0%, 3.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(237.7, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.7, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK100%, 96.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,253
CSS custom property--colour: #0008CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#FFF732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0031CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005678no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 1.9Blue · ΔE 23Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Dark violet · ΔE 26.9Dark blue · ΔE 28.7Navy · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 1.95, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC500
Analogous#006FCD, #5E00CD
Triadic#CD0008, #08CD00
Split complementary#CD5E00, #6FCD00
Tetradic#CD006F, #CDC500, #00CD5E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9A9EFF
Lighter +30%#676DFF
Lighter +20%#343CFF
Lighter +10%#010BFF
Darker −10%#00069A
Darker −20%#000467
Darker −30%#000234
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#0008CD
Less saturated −25%#1A20B3

Channel breakdown

R0
G8
B205
Red0 (0%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue237.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 08 · B CD

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