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Recognised as Colour

#083E9D

  • #083E9D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#083E9D is a blue with RGB values 8, 62, 157 and HSL 218°, 90%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#083E9D#083E9D
HEX#083E9D
RGBrgb(8, 62, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2431, 0.6157
RGB percentages3.1%, 24.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(218.3, 90.3%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 94.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK94.9%, 60.5%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer540,317
CSS custom property--colour: #083E9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#F7C162

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003F9Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005767no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.1Midnight blue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D6708
Analogous#08889D, #1D089D
Triadic#9D083E, #3E9D08
Split complementary#9D1D08, #889D08
Tetradic#9D0888, #9D6708, #089D1D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#79A7F8
Lighter +30%#4887F6
Lighter +20%#1867F3
Lighter +10%#0A51CE
Darker −10%#062B6C
Darker −20%#03183C
Darker −30%#01050B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003CA5
Less saturated −25%#1D4488

Channel breakdown

R8
G62
B157
Red8 (3.1%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue218.26°
Saturation (HSL)90.3%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 3E · B 9D

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