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Recognised as Colour

#08122A

  • #08122A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#08122A is a blue with RGB values 8, 18, 42 and HSL 222°, 68%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#08122A#08122A
HEX#08122A
RGBrgb(8, 18, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0706, 0.1647
RGB percentages3.1%, 7.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(222.4, 68%, 9.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 81%, 16.5%)
CMYK81%, 57.1%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer528,938
CSS custom property--colour: #08122A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness20.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.58:1
Contrast with white18.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#F7EDD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#07152Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#03122Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00181Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.1Dim grey · ΔE 42.5Midnight blue · ΔE 43.2Slate grey · ΔE 47.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A2008
Analogous#08232A, #0F082A
Triadic#2A0812, #122A08
Split complementary#2A0F08, #232A08
Tetradic#2A0823, #2A2008, #082A0F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#295BD5
Lighter +30%#2049AB
Lighter +20%#183780
Lighter +10%#102455
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#020F30
Less saturated −25%#0E1524

Channel breakdown

R8
G18
B42
Red8 (3.1%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness9.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 12 · B 2A

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