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Recognised as Colour

#008EDE

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

#008EDE is a blue with RGB values 0, 142, 222 and HSL 202°, 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

#008EDE#008EDE
HEX#008EDE
RGBrgb(0, 142, 222)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5569, 0.8706
RGB percentages0%, 55.7%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(201.6, 100%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 100%, 87.1%)
CMYK100%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,574
CSS custom property--colour: #008EDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.92:1
Contrast with white3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#FF7121

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6791E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4980DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.9Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 32.2Royal blue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE5000
Analogous#00DEBF, #001FDE
Triadic#DE008E, #8EDE00
Split complementary#DE001F, #DEBF00
Tetradic#BF00DE, #DE5000, #1FDE00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABE1FF
Lighter +30%#78CEFF
Lighter +20%#45BCFF
Lighter +10%#12AAFF
Darker −10%#006DAB
Darker −20%#004D78
Darker −30%#002C45
Darker −40%#000C12
More saturated +25%#008EDE
Less saturated −25%#1C86C2

Channel breakdown

R0
G142
B222
Red0 (0%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue201.62°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8E · B DE

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