Recognised as Colour

#083EFE

#083EFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#083EFE is a blue with RGB values 8, 62, 254 and HSL 227°, 99%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#083EFE#083EFE

HEX#083EFE

RGBrgb(8, 62, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2431, 0.9961

RGB percentages3.1%, 24.3%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(226.8, 99.2%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 96.9%, 99.6%)

CMYK96.9%, 75.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer540,414

CSS custom property--colour: #083EFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.71:1

Contrast with white6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#F7C101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#00799Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.9 Blue violet · ΔE 24.2 Blue · ΔE 24.3 Dark violet · ΔE 31.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.9 Dark blue · ΔE 37.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FEC808

Analogous#08B9FE, #4D08FE

Triadic#FE083E, #3EFE08

Split complementary#FE4D08, #B9FE08

Tetradic#FE08B9, #FEC808, #08FE4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3DDFF

Lighter +30%#A0B5FF

Lighter +20%#6E8DFE

Lighter +10%#3B66FE

Darker −10%#012FD2

Darker −20%#01239F

Darker −30%#00186D

Darker −40%#000D3A

More saturated +25%#073DFF

Less saturated −25%#274FDF

Channel breakdown

G62

B254

Red8 (3.1%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue226.83°

Saturation (HSL)99.19%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 3E · B FE

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