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Recognised as Colour

#0812BB

  • #0812BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0812BB is a blue with RGB values 8, 18, 187 and HSL 237°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0812BB#0812BB
HEX#0812BB
RGBrgb(8, 18, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0706, 0.7333
RGB percentages3.1%, 7.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(236.6, 91.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.6, 95.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK95.7%, 90.4%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer529,083
CSS custom property--colour: #0812BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.57:1
Contrast with white11.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#F7ED44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0042BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002FB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.6Dark blue · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 23Navy · ΔE 23.6Dark violet · ΔE 26.9Indigo · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBB108
Analogous#086CBB, #5708BB
Triadic#BB0812, #12BB08
Split complementary#BB5708, #6CBB08
Tetradic#BB086C, #BBB108, #08BB57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#959AFA
Lighter +30%#646CF8
Lighter +20%#333EF6
Lighter +10%#0A17EC
Darker −10%#060D8A
Darker −20%#040959
Darker −30%#020428
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000BC3
Less saturated −25%#2028A3

Channel breakdown

R8
G18
B187
Red8 (3.1%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue236.65°
Saturation (HSL)91.79%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 12 · B BB

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