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Recognised as Colour

#008FE3

  • #008FE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#008FE3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 143, 227 and HSL 202°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#008FE3#008FE3
HEX#008FE3
RGBrgb(0, 143, 227)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.5608, 0.8902
RGB percentages0%, 56.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(202.2, 100%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.2, 100%, 89%)
CMYK100%, 37%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer36,835
CSS custom property--colour: #008FE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#FF701C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6693E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4681E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A4AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 19.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.2Royal blue · ΔE 32.2Light skyblue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E35400
Analogous#00E3C5, #001EE3
Triadic#E3008F, #8FE300
Split complementary#E3001E, #E3C600
Tetradic#C500E3, #E35400, #1DE300

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0E2FF
Lighter +30%#7DCFFF
Lighter +20%#4ABCFF
Lighter +10%#17A9FF
Darker −10%#006FB0
Darker −20%#004F7D
Darker −30%#002F4A
Darker −40%#000E17
More saturated +25%#008FE3
Less saturated −25%#1C88C7

Channel breakdown

R0
G143
B227
Red0 (0%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue202.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 8F · B E3

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