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Recognised as Colour

#0829DB

  • #0829DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0829DB is a blue with RGB values 8, 41, 219 and HSL 231°, 93%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0829DB#0829DB
HEX#0829DB
RGBrgb(8, 41, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1608, 0.8588
RGB percentages3.1%, 16.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(230.6, 93%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 96.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK96.3%, 81.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer535,003
CSS custom property--colour: #0829DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#F7D624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.3Dark blue · ΔE 27.5Blue · ΔE 28Dark orchid · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBA08
Analogous#0892DB, #5108DB
Triadic#DB0829, #29DB08
Split complementary#DB5108, #92DB08
Tetradic#DB0893, #DBBA08, #08DB51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3BEFC
Lighter +30%#8294FA
Lighter +20%#506BF9
Lighter +10%#1F41F7
Darker −10%#0620AA
Darker −20%#041779
Darker −30%#030D47
Darker −40%#010416
More saturated +25%#0024E3
Less saturated −25%#243CBF

Channel breakdown

R8
G41
B219
Red8 (3.1%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue230.62°
Saturation (HSL)92.95%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 29 · B DB

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