Colour

#08039C

#08039C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#08039C is a blue with RGB values 8, 3, 156 and HSL 242°, 96%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#08039C#08039C

HEX#08039C

RGBrgb(8, 3, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0118, 0.6118

RGB percentages3.1%, 1.2%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(242, 96.2%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242, 98.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK94.9%, 98.1%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer525,212

CSS custom property--colour: #08039C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.97:1

Contrast with white13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0F0F0F

Inverted#F7FC63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0034A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#00239Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Tritanopia#003F5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7.1 Navy · ΔE 12.3 Indigo · ΔE 20.8 Medium blue · ΔE 23.1 Blue violet · ΔE 28.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.06, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#979C03

Analogous#034A9C, #55039C

Triadic#9C0803, #039C08

Split complementary#9C5403, #4B9C03

Tetradic#9C034A, #979C03, #039C54

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#736FFC

Lighter +30%#433DFB

Lighter +20%#130BFA

Lighter +10%#0B04CE

Darker −10%#05026A

Darker −20%#030138

Darker −30%#000006

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#05009F

Less saturated −25%#1B1788

Channel breakdown

B156

Red8 (3.1%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue241.96°

Saturation (HSL)96.23%

Lightness31.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 03 · B 9C

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