Recognised as Colour
#08283F
- #08283F
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#08283F is a blue with RGB values 8, 40, 63 and HSL 205°, 77%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#08283F#08283F
HEX#08283F
RGBrgb(8, 40, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1569, 0.2471
RGB percentages3.1%, 15.7%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(205.1, 77.5%, 13.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 87.3%, 24.7%)
CMYK87.3%, 36.5%, 0%, 75.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer534,591
CSS custom property--colour: #08283F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.16:1
Contrast with white15.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#F7D7C0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3F1F08
Analogous#083F3A, #080D3F
Triadic#3F0828, #283F08
Split complementary#3F080D, #3F3A08
Tetradic#3A083F, #3F1F08, #0D3F08
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R8
G40
B63
Red8 (3.1%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue205.09°
Saturation (HSL)77.46%
Lightness13.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 28 · B 3F
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