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Recognised as Colour

#08121F

  • #08121F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#08121F is a blue with RGB values 8, 18, 31 and HSL 214°, 59%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#08121F#08121F
HEX#08121F
RGBrgb(8, 18, 31)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0706, 0.1216
RGB percentages3.1%, 7.1%, 12.2%
HSLhsl(213.9, 59%, 7.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 74.2%, 12.2%)
CMYK74.2%, 41.9%, 0%, 87.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer528,927
CSS custom property--colour: #08121F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness17.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.81:1
Contrast with white18.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#F7EDE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#0D1320no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0A111Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#001517no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1F1508
Analogous#081D1F, #09081F
Triadic#1F0812, #121F08
Split complementary#1F0A08, #1E1F08
Tetradic#1F081E, #1F1508, #081F0A

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#3270C1
Lighter +30%#275999
Lighter +20%#1D4170
Lighter +10%#122A48
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#031124
Less saturated −25%#0D131A

Channel breakdown

R8
G18
B31
Red8 (3.1%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue31 (12.2%)
Hue213.91°
Saturation (HSL)58.97%
Lightness7.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 12 · B 1F

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