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Recognised as Colour

#008EF3

  • #008EF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#008EF3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 142, 243 and HSL 205°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#008EF3#008EF3
HEX#008EF3
RGBrgb(0, 142, 243)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5569, 0.9529
RGB percentages0%, 55.7%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(204.9, 100%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 100%, 95.3%)
CMYK100%, 41.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,595
CSS custom property--colour: #008EF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#FF710C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A95F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F82F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Royal blue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 29.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.2Medium purple · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F36500
Analogous#00F3DE, #0015F3
Triadic#F3008E, #8EF300
Split complementary#F30015, #F3DE00
Tetradic#DE00F3, #F36500, #15F300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C0E5FF
Lighter +30%#8DD0FF
Lighter +20%#5ABAFF
Lighter +10%#27A5FF
Darker −10%#0070C0
Darker −20%#00528D
Darker −30%#00355A
Darker −40%#001727
More saturated +25%#008EF3
Less saturated −25%#1E89D5

Channel breakdown

R0
G142
B243
Red0 (0%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue204.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8E · B F3

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