Colour

#008EEC

#008EEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#008EEC is a blue with RGB values 0, 142, 236 and HSL 204°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#008EEC#008EEC

HEX#008EEC

RGBrgb(0, 142, 236)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.5569, 0.9255

RGB percentages0%, 55.7%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(203.9, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.9, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK100%, 39.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer36,588

CSS custom property--colour: #008EEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1

Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#FF7113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E94F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3982EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.4 Steel blue · ΔE 25.3 Royal blue · ΔE 26.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.8 Medium purple · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EC5E00

Analogous#00ECD4, #0018EC

Triadic#EC008E, #8EEC00

Split complementary#EC0018, #ECD400

Tetradic#D400EC, #EC5E00, #18EC00

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9E3FF

Lighter +30%#86CFFF

Lighter +20%#53BAFF

Lighter +10%#20A6FF

Darker −10%#006FB9

Darker −20%#005186

Darker −30%#003253

Darker −40%#001320

More saturated +25%#008EEC

Less saturated −25%#1D88CF

Channel breakdown

G142

B236

Red0 (0%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue203.9°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 8E · B EC

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Colour values

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