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Recognised as Colour

#0837BF

  • #0837BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0837BF is a blue with RGB values 8, 55, 191 and HSL 225°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0837BF#0837BF
HEX#0837BF
RGBrgb(8, 55, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2157, 0.749
RGB percentages3.1%, 21.6%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(224.6, 92%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 95.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK95.8%, 71.2%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer538,559
CSS custom property--colour: #0837BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06546WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.09:1
Contrast with white9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#F7C840

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005E77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.1Navy · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 23Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Indigo · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF9008
Analogous#0893BF, #3408BF
Triadic#BF0837, #37BF08
Split complementary#BF3408, #93BF08
Tetradic#BF0893, #BF9008, #08BF34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98B2FB
Lighter +30%#678DF9
Lighter +20%#3668F7
Lighter +10%#0A45F0
Darker −10%#06298E
Darker −20%#041B5D
Darker −30%#020D2C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0033C7
Less saturated −25%#2143A6

Channel breakdown

R8
G55
B191
Red8 (3.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue224.59°
Saturation (HSL)91.96%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 37 · B BF

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