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Recognised as Colour

#008ADC

  • #008ADC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#008ADC is a blue with RGB values 0, 138, 220 and HSL 202°, 100%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#008ADC#008ADC
HEX#008ADC
RGBrgb(0, 138, 220)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5412, 0.8627
RGB percentages0%, 54.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(202.4, 100%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 100%, 86.3%)
CMYK100%, 37.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer35,548
CSS custom property--colour: #008ADC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.67:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#FF7523

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#628EDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#437DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#009EA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.2Royal blue · ΔE 31.9Light skyblue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC5200
Analogous#00DCC0, #001CDC
Triadic#DC008A, #8ADC00
Split complementary#DC001C, #DCC000
Tetradic#C000DC, #DC5200, #1CDC00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9DFFF
Lighter +30%#76CCFF
Lighter +20%#43B9FF
Lighter +10%#10A6FF
Darker −10%#006AA9
Darker −20%#004A76
Darker −30%#002A43
Darker −40%#000A10
More saturated +25%#008ADC
Less saturated −25%#1C83C1

Channel breakdown

R0
G138
B220
Red0 (0%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue202.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8A · B DC

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