Recognised as Colour

#08212F

#08212F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#08212F is a blue with RGB values 8, 33, 47 and HSL 202°, 71%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#08212F#08212F

HEX#08212F

RGBrgb(8, 33, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1294, 0.1843

RGB percentages3.1%, 12.9%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(201.5, 70.9%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 83%, 18.4%)

CMYK83%, 29.8%, 0%, 81.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer532,783

CSS custom property--colour: #08212F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.55:1

Contrast with white16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#F7DED0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A2130no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#151D2Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#002526no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Dim grey · ΔE 35.2 Slate grey · ΔE 41.3 Gray · ΔE 43.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 44.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2F1608

Analogous#082F2A, #080D2F

Triadic#2F0821, #212F08

Split complementary#2F080D, #2F2A08

Tetradic#2A082F, #2F1608, #0D2F08

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#299BDA

Lighter +30%#1E7DB2

Lighter +20%#175E86

Lighter +10%#0F405B

Darker −10%#010203

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#012336

Less saturated −25%#0F1F28

Channel breakdown

G33

B47

Red8 (3.1%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue201.54°

Saturation (HSL)70.91%

Lightness10.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 21 · B 2F

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