Recognised as Colour
#08229A
- #08229A
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#08229A is a blue with RGB values 8, 34, 154 and HSL 229°, 90%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#08229A#08229A
HEX#08229A
RGBrgb(8, 34, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1333, 0.6039
RGB percentages3.1%, 13.3%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(229.3, 90.1%, 31.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 94.8%, 60.4%)
CMYK94.8%, 77.9%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer533,146
CSS custom property--colour: #08229A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#F7DD65
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A8008
Analogous#086B9A, #37089A
Triadic#9A0822, #229A08
Split complementary#9A3708, #6B9A08
Tetradic#9A086B, #9A8008, #089A37
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R8
G34
B154
Red8 (3.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue229.32°
Saturation (HSL)90.12%
Lightness31.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 22 · B 9A
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