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Colour

#008CE7

  • #008CE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#008CE7 is a blue with RGB values 0, 140, 231 and HSL 204°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#008CE7#008CE7
HEX#008CE7
RGBrgb(0, 140, 231)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.549, 0.9059
RGB percentages0%, 54.9%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(203.6, 100%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.6, 100%, 90.6%)
CMYK100%, 39.4%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,071
CSS custom property--colour: #008CE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#FF7318

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E92EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B80E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E75B00
Analogous#00E7CE, #0019E7
Triadic#E7008C, #8CE700
Split complementary#E70019, #E7CE00
Tetradic#CE00E7, #E75B00, #19E700

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4E1FF
Lighter +30%#81CDFF
Lighter +20%#4EB9FF
Lighter +10%#1BA5FF
Darker −10%#006DB4
Darker −20%#004E81
Darker −30%#002F4E
Darker −40%#00101B
More saturated +25%#008CE7
Less saturated −25%#1D86CA

Channel breakdown

R0
G140
B231
Red0 (0%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue203.64°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8C · B E7

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