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Recognised as Colour

#083AE3

  • #083AE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#083AE3 is a blue with RGB values 8, 58, 227 and HSL 226°, 93%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#083AE3#083AE3
HEX#083AE3
RGBrgb(8, 58, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2275, 0.8902
RGB percentages3.1%, 22.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(226.3, 93.2%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.3, 96.5%, 89%)
CMYK96.5%, 74.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer539,363
CSS custom property--colour: #083AE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#F7C51C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Dark blue · ΔE 27.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7Dark violet · ΔE 29.7Dark orchid · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3B108
Analogous#08A7E3, #4408E3
Triadic#E3083A, #3AE308
Split complementary#E34408, #A7E308
Tetradic#E308A7, #E3B108, #08E344

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BACAFD
Lighter +30%#89A3FB
Lighter +20%#587DF9
Lighter +10%#2756F7
Darker −10%#062DB2
Darker −20%#052180
Darker −30%#03144F
Darker −40%#01081E
More saturated +25%#0036EB
Less saturated −25%#254AC6

Channel breakdown

R8
G58
B227
Red8 (3.1%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue226.3°
Saturation (HSL)93.19%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 3A · B E3

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