Colour

#008DE2

#008DE2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#008DE2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 141, 226 and HSL 203°, 100%, 44%. 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

#008DE2#008DE2

HEX#008DE2

RGBrgb(0, 141, 226)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.5529, 0.8863

RGB percentages0%, 55.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(202.6, 100%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 100%, 88.6%)

CMYK100%, 37.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer36,322

CSS custom property--colour: #008DE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.91:1

Contrast with white3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#FF721D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6391E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4380E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00A2ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.8 Steel blue · ΔE 20.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3 Royal blue · ΔE 31.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E25500

Analogous#00E2C6, #001CE2

Triadic#E2008D, #8DE200

Split complementary#E2001C, #E2C600

Tetradic#C600E2, #E25500, #1CE200

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AFE1FF

Lighter +30%#7CCEFF

Lighter +20%#49BBFF

Lighter +10%#16A7FF

Darker −10%#006DAF

Darker −20%#004D7C

Darker −30%#002E49

Darker −40%#000E16

More saturated +25%#008DE2

Less saturated −25%#1C86C6

Channel breakdown

G141

B226

Red0 (0%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue202.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 8D · B E2

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