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Colour

#008CEF

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

#008CEF is a blue with RGB values 0, 140, 239 and HSL 205°, 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

#008CEF#008CEF
HEX#008CEF
RGBrgb(0, 140, 239)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.549, 0.9373
RGB percentages0%, 54.9%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(204.9, 100%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 100%, 93.7%)
CMYK100%, 41.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,079
CSS custom property--colour: #008CEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24988WCAG 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 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#FF7310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5993F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F80EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 11Royal blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.8Medium purple · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF6300
Analogous#00EFDA, #0015EF
Triadic#EF008C, #8CEF00
Split complementary#EF0014, #EFDA00
Tetradic#DB00EF, #EF6300, #15EF00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCE3FF
Lighter +30%#89CEFF
Lighter +20%#56B9FF
Lighter +10%#23A4FF
Darker −10%#006EBC
Darker −20%#005089
Darker −30%#003256
Darker −40%#001523
More saturated +25%#008CEF
Less saturated −25%#1E87D1

Channel breakdown

R0
G140
B239
Red0 (0%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue204.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8C · B EF

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