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Recognised as Colour

#0829FF

  • #0829FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#0829FF is a blue with RGB values 8, 41, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0829FF#0829FF
HEX#0829FF
RGBrgb(8, 41, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1608, 1
RGB percentages3.1%, 16.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(232, 100%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 96.9%, 100%)
CMYK96.9%, 83.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer535,039
CSS custom property--colour: #0829FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#F7D600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007299no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12Medium blue · ΔE 15.3Blue violet · ΔE 28.2Dark violet · ΔE 32.8Dark orchid · ΔE 43Dark blue · ΔE 43.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDE08
Analogous#08A4FF, #6208FF
Triadic#FF0829, #29FF08
Split complementary#FF6308, #A4FF08
Tetradic#FF08A4, #FFDE08, #08FF62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4DAFF
Lighter +30%#A1AEFF
Lighter +20%#6E81FF
Lighter +10%#3B55FF
Darker −10%#001CD4
Darker −20%#0016A1
Darker −30%#000F6E
Darker −40%#00083B
More saturated +25%#0829FF
Less saturated −25%#2740E0

Channel breakdown

R8
G41
B255
Red8 (3.1%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 29 · B FF

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