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Colour

#008CD2

  • #008CD2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#008CD2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 140, 210 and HSL 200°, 100%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#008CD2#008CD2
HEX#008CD2
RGBrgb(0, 140, 210)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.549, 0.8235
RGB percentages0%, 54.9%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(200, 100%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 100%, 82.4%)
CMYK100%, 33.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,050
CSS custom property--colour: #008CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#FF732D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A8ED5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F7ED1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009DA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 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 text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D24600
Analogous#00D2AF, #0023D2
Triadic#D2008C, #8CD200
Split complementary#D20023, #D2AF00
Tetradic#AF00D2, #D24600, #23D200

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FDFFF
Lighter +30%#6CCEFF
Lighter +20%#39BDFF
Lighter +10%#06ACFF
Darker −10%#006A9F
Darker −20%#00486C
Darker −30%#002639
Darker −40%#000406
More saturated +25%#008CD2
Less saturated −25%#1A83B8

Channel breakdown

R0
G140
B210
Red0 (0%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8C · B D2

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