Recognised as Colour

#008CF5

#008CF5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#008CF5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 140, 245 and HSL 206°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#008CF5#008CF5

HEX#008CF5

RGBrgb(0, 140, 245)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.549, 0.9608

RGB percentages0%, 54.9%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(205.7, 100%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 100%, 96.1%)

CMYK100%, 42.9%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer36,085

CSS custom property--colour: #008CF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25349WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#FF730A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5494F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#2481F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7 Royal blue · ΔE 21.4 Slate blue · ΔE 31.1 Medium purple · ΔE 31.3 Steel blue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.89, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F56900

Analogous#00F5E3, #0012F5

Triadic#F5008C, #8CF500

Split complementary#F50012, #F5E300

Tetradic#E300F5, #F56900, #12F500

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C2E5FF

Lighter +30%#8FCFFF

Lighter +20%#5CB9FF

Lighter +10%#29A3FF

Darker −10%#006FC2

Darker −20%#00528F

Darker −30%#00355C

Darker −40%#001729

More saturated +25%#008CF5

Less saturated −25%#1F88D6

Channel breakdown

G140

B245

Red0 (0%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue205.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 8C · B F5

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