Colour

#082A84

#082A84
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#082A84 is a blue with RGB values 8, 42, 132 and HSL 224°, 89%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#082A84#082A84

HEX#082A84

RGBrgb(8, 42, 132)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.1647, 0.5176

RGB percentages3.1%, 16.5%, 51.8%

HSLhsl(223.5, 88.6%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 93.9%, 51.8%)

CMYK93.9%, 68.2%, 0%, 48.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer535,172

CSS custom property--colour: #082A84;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness55.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.54:1

Contrast with white12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#F7D57B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003987no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#002E82no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#004353no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5 Indigo · ΔE 24.8 Navy · ΔE 25.1 Slate blue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#846208

Analogous#086884, #240884

Triadic#84082A, #2A8408

Split complementary#842408, #688408

Tetradic#840868, #846208, #088424

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#628BF6

Lighter +30%#3267F3

Lighter +20%#0E49E4

Lighter +10%#0B39B4

Darker −10%#051B54

Darker −20%#020B24

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00268C

Less saturated −25%#1A3273

Channel breakdown

G42

B132

Red8 (3.1%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue132 (51.8%)

Hue223.55°

Saturation (HSL)88.57%

Lightness27.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 2A · B 84

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