Colour

#08042B

#08042B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#08042B is a blue with RGB values 8, 4, 43 and HSL 246°, 83%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#08042B#08042B

HEX#08042B

RGBrgb(8, 4, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0157, 0.1686

RGB percentages3.1%, 1.6%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(246.2, 83%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 90.7%, 16.9%)

CMYK81.4%, 90.7%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer525,355

CSS custom property--colour: #08042B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness15.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.76:1

Contrast with white19.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#080808

Inverted#F7FBD4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000C2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#00092Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#000E16no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 35.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.5 Dim grey · ΔE 48.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 49.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#272B04

Analogous#04132B, #1C042B

Triadic#2B0804, #042B08

Split complementary#2B1B04, #142B04

Tetradic#2B0413, #272B04, #042B1C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2B15E6

Lighter +30%#2211B7

Lighter +20%#190D88

Lighter +10%#11085A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#05002F

Less saturated −25%#0D0A25

Channel breakdown

B43

Red8 (3.1%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue246.15°

Saturation (HSL)82.98%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 04 · B 2B

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Colour values

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