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Recognised as Colour

#008EFD

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

#008EFD is a blue with RGB values 0, 142, 253 and HSL 206°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#008EFD#008EFD
HEX#008EFD
RGBrgb(0, 142, 253)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5569, 0.9922
RGB percentages0%, 55.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(206.3, 100%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.3, 100%, 99.2%)
CMYK100%, 43.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,605
CSS custom property--colour: #008EFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1
Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#FF7102

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5297FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1883FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 1.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 30.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 1.17, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD6F00
Analogous#00FDED, #0010FD
Triadic#FD008E, #8EFD00
Split complementary#FD0010, #FDED00
Tetradic#ED00FD, #FD6F00, #10FD00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAE8FF
Lighter +30%#97D1FF
Lighter +20%#64BBFF
Lighter +10%#31A5FF
Darker −10%#0071CA
Darker −20%#005597
Darker −30%#003864
Darker −40%#001C31
More saturated +25%#008EFD
Less saturated −25%#208ADD

Channel breakdown

R0
G142
B253
Red0 (0%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue206.32°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8E · B FD

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