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Recognised as Colour

#0822BB

  • #0822BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0822BB is a blue with RGB values 8, 34, 187 and HSL 231°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0822BB#0822BB
HEX#0822BB
RGBrgb(8, 34, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1333, 0.7333
RGB percentages3.1%, 13.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(231.3, 91.8%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 95.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK95.7%, 81.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer533,179
CSS custom property--colour: #0822BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.73:1
Contrast with white10.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#F7DD44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0035B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005470no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 15.4Navy · ΔE 19.9Medium blue · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 24.6Indigo · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA108
Analogous#087BBB, #4708BB
Triadic#BB0822, #22BB08
Split complementary#BB4708, #7CBB08
Tetradic#BB087C, #BBA108, #08BB48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#95A3FA
Lighter +30%#6479F8
Lighter +20%#334FF6
Lighter +10%#0A2BEC
Darker −10%#06198A
Darker −20%#041059
Darker −30%#020728
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001CC3
Less saturated −25%#2033A3

Channel breakdown

R8
G34
B187
Red8 (3.1%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue231.28°
Saturation (HSL)91.79%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 22 · B BB

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