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Colour

#08008A

  • #08008A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#08008A is a blue with RGB values 8, 0, 138 and HSL 243°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#08008A#08008A
HEX#08008A
RGBrgb(8, 0, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0, 0.5412
RGB percentages3.1%, 0%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(243.5, 100%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 100%, 54.1%)
CMYK94.2%, 100%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer524,426
CSS custom property--colour: #08008A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness46.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.25:1
Contrast with white15.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C
Inverted#F7FF75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002C8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#001E88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00364Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 0.9Navy · ΔE 4.6Indigo · ΔE 15.6Midnight blue · ΔE 26Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.4Medium blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 0.87, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#828A00
Analogous#003D8A, #4D008A
Triadic#8A0800, #008A08
Split complementary#8A4D00, #3D8A00
Tetradic#8A003D, #828A00, #008A4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6157FF
Lighter +30%#3124FF
Lighter +20%#0E00F0
Lighter +10%#0B00BD
Darker −10%#050057
Darker −20%#020024
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#08008A
Less saturated −25%#171179

Channel breakdown

R8
G0
B138
Red8 (3.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue243.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 00 · B 8A

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