Colour

#0842FD

#0842FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0842FD is a blue with RGB values 8, 66, 253 and HSL 226°, 98%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0842FD#0842FD

HEX#0842FD

RGBrgb(8, 66, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2588, 0.9922

RGB percentages3.1%, 25.9%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(225.8, 98.4%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 96.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK96.8%, 73.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer541,437

CSS custom property--colour: #0842FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#F7BD02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.4 Blue violet · ΔE 24 Blue · ΔE 27.4 Dark violet · ΔE 31.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 35.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDC308

Analogous#08BCFD, #4908FD

Triadic#FD0842, #42FD08

Split complementary#FD4808, #BDFD08

Tetradic#FD08BC, #FDC308, #08FD48

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2DDFF

Lighter +30%#A0B6FE

Lighter +20%#6D8FFE

Lighter +10%#3B69FD

Darker −10%#0233D0

Darker −20%#01269E

Darker −30%#011A6B

Darker −40%#000E39

More saturated +25%#0641FF

Less saturated −25%#2752DE

Channel breakdown

G66

B253

Red8 (3.1%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue225.8°

Saturation (HSL)98.39%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 42 · B FD

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