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Recognised as Colour

#0844FA

  • #0844FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0844FA is a blue with RGB values 8, 68, 250 and HSL 225°, 96%, 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

#0844FA#0844FA
HEX#0844FA
RGBrgb(8, 68, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2667, 0.9804
RGB percentages3.1%, 26.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(225.1, 96%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.1, 96.8%, 98%)
CMYK96.8%, 72.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer541,946
CSS custom property--colour: #0844FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#F7BB05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007A9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 23.9Blue · ΔE 30.1Dark violet · ΔE 31.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.8Dark orchid · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FABE08
Analogous#08BDFA, #4508FA
Triadic#FA0844, #44FA08
Split complementary#FA4508, #BDFA08
Tetradic#FA08BD, #FABE08, #08FA45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0DBFE
Lighter +30%#9EB6FD
Lighter +20%#6C90FC
Lighter +10%#3A6AFB
Darker −10%#0435CB
Darker −20%#032899
Darker −30%#021B67
Darker −40%#010E35
More saturated +25%#0341FF
Less saturated −25%#2854DB

Channel breakdown

R8
G68
B250
Red8 (3.1%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue225.12°
Saturation (HSL)96.03%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 44 · B FA

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