Recognised as Colour

#0809A5

#0809A5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#0809A5 is a blue with RGB values 8, 9, 165 and HSL 240°, 91%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0809A5

RGBrgb(8, 9, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0353, 0.6471

RGB percentages3.1%, 3.5%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(239.6, 90.8%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 95.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK95.2%, 94.5%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer526,757

CSS custom property--colour: #0809A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness56.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.18:1

Contrast with white13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#F7F65A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0038A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0027A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Tritanopia#004460no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 10 Navy · ΔE 15.2 Medium blue · ΔE 20.4 Indigo · ΔE 23 Blue violet · ΔE 27 Dark violet · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 10.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5A408

Analogous#0858A5, #5508A5

Triadic#A50809, #09A508

Split complementary#A55508, #58A508

Tetradic#A50858, #A5A408, #08A555

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8081F9

Lighter +30%#5051F6

Lighter +20%#1F20F4

Lighter +10%#0A0CD6

Darker −10%#060674

Darker −20%#030444

Darker −30%#010113

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0001AD

Less saturated −25%#1E1E8F

Channel breakdown

B165

Red8 (3.1%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue239.62°

Saturation (HSL)90.75%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 09 · B A5

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