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Recognised as Colour

#0835BF

  • #0835BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0835BF is a blue with RGB values 8, 53, 191 and HSL 225°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0835BF#0835BF
HEX#0835BF
RGBrgb(8, 53, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2078, 0.749
RGB percentages3.1%, 20.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(225.2, 92%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 95.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK95.8%, 72.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer538,047
CSS custom property--colour: #0835BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#F7CA40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005D77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.4Navy · ΔE 20.5Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7Indigo · ΔE 25.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9208
Analogous#0890BF, #3708BF
Triadic#BF0835, #35BF08
Split complementary#BF3608, #91BF08
Tetradic#BF0890, #BF9208, #08BF37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98B0FB
Lighter +30%#678BF9
Lighter +20%#3666F7
Lighter +10%#0A43F0
Darker −10%#06278E
Darker −20%#041A5D
Darker −30%#020C2C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0031C7
Less saturated −25%#2142A6

Channel breakdown

R8
G53
B191
Red8 (3.1%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue225.25°
Saturation (HSL)91.96%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 35 · B BF

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