Recognised as Colour

#08243C

#08243C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#08243C is a blue with RGB values 8, 36, 60 and HSL 208°, 76%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#08243C#08243C

HEX#08243C

RGBrgb(8, 36, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1412, 0.2353

RGB percentages3.1%, 14.1%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(207.7, 76.5%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.7, 86.7%, 23.5%)

CMYK86.7%, 40%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer533,564

CSS custom property--colour: #08243C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness34.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.81:1

Contrast with white15.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#F7DBC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#19253Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#11203Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#002A2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Dim grey · ΔE 36 Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.5 Slate grey · ΔE 40.2 Steel blue · ΔE 41.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C2008

Analogous#083C3A, #080A3C

Triadic#3C0824, #243C08

Split complementary#3C080A, #3C3A08

Tetradic#3A083C, #3C2008, #0A3C08

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2D8FE3

Lighter +30%#1A75C3

Lighter +20%#145A96

Lighter +10%#0E3F69

Darker −10%#02090F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002544

Less saturated −25%#102334

Channel breakdown

G36

B60

Red8 (3.1%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue207.69°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 24 · B 3C

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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