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Recognised as Colour

#0836B2

  • #0836B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#0836B2 is a blue with RGB values 8, 54, 178 and HSL 224°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#0836B2#0836B2
HEX#0836B2
RGBrgb(8, 54, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2118, 0.698
RGB percentages3.1%, 21.2%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(223.8, 91.4%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 95.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK95.5%, 69.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer538,290
CSS custom property--colour: #0836B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#F7C94D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005970no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Navy · ΔE 19.7Dark blue · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5Indigo · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 19.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B28408
Analogous#088BB2, #2F08B2
Triadic#B20836, #36B208
Split complementary#B22F08, #8BB208
Tetradic#B2088B, #B28408, #08B22F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CAAFA
Lighter +30%#5B86F8
Lighter +20%#2B61F5
Lighter +10%#0A45E3
Darker −10%#062781
Darker −20%#041850
Darker −30%#010A20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0032BA
Less saturated −25%#1F419B

Channel breakdown

R8
G54
B178
Red8 (3.1%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue223.76°
Saturation (HSL)91.4%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 36 · B B2

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