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Recognised as Colour

#08358C

  • #08358C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#08358C is a blue with RGB values 8, 53, 140 and HSL 220°, 89%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#08358C#08358C
HEX#08358C
RGBrgb(8, 53, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2078, 0.549
RGB percentages3.1%, 20.8%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(219.5, 89.2%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 94.3%, 54.9%)
CMYK94.3%, 62.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer537,996
CSS custom property--colour: #08358C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#F7CA73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00428Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#00368Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004C5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.9Midnight blue · ΔE 13.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3Slate blue · ΔE 24.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Indigo · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C5F08
Analogous#08778C, #1D088C
Triadic#8C0835, #358C08
Split complementary#8C1D08, #778C08
Tetradic#8C0877, #8C5F08, #088C1D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6A9AF6
Lighter +30%#3979F4
Lighter +20%#0E5AEC
Lighter +10%#0B47BC
Darker −10%#05235C
Darker −20%#02102C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003294
Less saturated −25%#1B3B7A

Channel breakdown

R8
G53
B140
Red8 (3.1%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue219.55°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 35 · B 8C

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