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Recognised as Colour

#008BF2

  • #008BF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#008BF2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 139, 242 and HSL 206°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#008BF2#008BF2
HEX#008BF2
RGBrgb(0, 139, 242)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5451, 0.949
RGB percentages0%, 54.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(205.5, 100%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 100%, 94.9%)
CMYK100%, 42.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer35,826
CSS custom property--colour: #008BF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#FF740D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5593F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2680F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.4Slate blue · ΔE 31.4Medium purple · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F26700
Analogous#00F2E0, #0012F2
Triadic#F2008B, #8BF200
Split complementary#F20012, #F2E000
Tetradic#E000F2, #F26700, #12F200

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFE4FF
Lighter +30%#8CCEFF
Lighter +20%#59B8FF
Lighter +10%#26A3FF
Darker −10%#006EBF
Darker −20%#00508C
Darker −30%#003359
Darker −40%#001626
More saturated +25%#008BF2
Less saturated −25%#1E86D4

Channel breakdown

R0
G139
B242
Red0 (0%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue205.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8B · B F2

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