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Recognised as Colour

#0837C0

  • #0837C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0837C0 is a blue with RGB values 8, 55, 192 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

#0837C0#0837C0
HEX#0837C0
RGBrgb(8, 55, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2157, 0.7529
RGB percentages3.1%, 21.6%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(224.7, 92%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 95.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK95.8%, 71.4%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer538,560
CSS custom property--colour: #0837C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#F7C83F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005E78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.2Navy · ΔE 21.1Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Indigo · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C09108
Analogous#0893C0, #3508C0
Triadic#C00837, #37C008
Split complementary#C03508, #93C008
Tetradic#C00893, #C09108, #08C035

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99B2FB
Lighter +30%#688DF9
Lighter +20%#3768F7
Lighter +10%#0A45F1
Darker −10%#06298F
Darker −20%#041B5E
Darker −30%#020D2D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0033C8
Less saturated −25%#2143A7

Channel breakdown

R8
G55
B192
Red8 (3.1%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue224.67°
Saturation (HSL)92%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 37 · B C0

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