Recognised as Colour

#008DD4

#008DD4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#008DD4 is a blue with RGB values 0, 141, 212 and HSL 200°, 100%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#008DD4#008DD4

HEX#008DD4

RGBrgb(0, 141, 212)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.5529, 0.8314

RGB percentages0%, 55.3%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(200.1, 100%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 100%, 83.1%)

CMYK100%, 33.5%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer36,308

CSS custom property--colour: #008DD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.76:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#FF722B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A8FD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F7ED3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#009FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D44700

Analogous#00D4B1, #0023D4

Triadic#D4008D, #8DD400

Split complementary#D40023, #D4B100

Tetradic#B100D4, #D44700, #23D400

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1E0FF

Lighter +30%#6ECEFF

Lighter +20%#3BBDFF

Lighter +10%#08ACFF

Darker −10%#006BA1

Darker −20%#00496E

Darker −30%#00273B

Darker −40%#000508

More saturated +25%#008DD4

Less saturated −25%#1B84BA

Channel breakdown

G141

B212

Red0 (0%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue200.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 8D · B D4

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