Colour

#08005B

#08005B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#08005B is a blue with RGB values 8, 0, 91 and HSL 245°, 100%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#08005B#08005B

HEX#08005B

RGBrgb(8, 0, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0, 0.3569

RGB percentages3.1%, 0%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(245.3, 100%, 17.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.3, 100%, 35.7%)

CMYK91.2%, 100%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer524,379

CSS custom property--colour: #08005B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.08:1

Contrast with white18.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#080808

Inverted#F7FFA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001B5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#00115Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Tritanopia#002132no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text18.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.3 Navy · ΔE 18.8 Indigo · ΔE 19.7 Dark blue · ΔE 24 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#535B00

Analogous#00265B, #35005B

Triadic#5B0800, #005B08

Split complementary#5B3500, #265B00

Tetradic#5B0026, #535B00, #005B35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#3B28FF

Lighter +30%#1500F4

Lighter +20%#1100C1

Lighter +10%#0C008E

Darker −10%#040028

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#08005B

Less saturated −25%#110B50

Channel breakdown

B91

Red8 (3.1%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue245.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness17.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 00 · B 5B

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