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Recognised as Colour

#0803B9

  • #0803B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0803B9 is a blue with RGB values 8, 3, 185 and HSL 242°, 97%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0803B9#0803B9
HEX#0803B9
RGBrgb(8, 3, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0118, 0.7255
RGB percentages3.1%, 1.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(241.6, 96.8%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 98.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK95.7%, 98.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer525,241
CSS custom property--colour: #0803B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.18:1
Contrast with white12.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#F7FC46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003FBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002BB6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#004C6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.7Dark blue · ΔE 20.4Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Navy · ΔE 25.7Dark violet · ΔE 26.5Blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4B903
Analogous#0359B9, #6303B9
Triadic#B90803, #03B908
Split complementary#B96303, #59B903
Tetradic#B90359, #B4B903, #03B963

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8E8BFD
Lighter +30%#5D59FC
Lighter +20%#2C27FB
Lighter +10%#0A04EB
Darker −10%#060287
Darker −20%#040155
Darker −30%#010122
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0500BC
Less saturated −25%#1E1AA2

Channel breakdown

R8
G3
B185
Red8 (3.1%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue241.65°
Saturation (HSL)96.81%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 03 · B B9

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