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Colour

#0844FF

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

#0844FF is a blue with RGB values 8, 68, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0844FF#0844FF
HEX#0844FF
RGBrgb(8, 68, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2667, 1
RGB percentages3.1%, 26.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.4, 100%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 96.9%, 100%)
CMYK96.9%, 73.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer541,951
CSS custom property--colour: #0844FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.4:1
Contrast with white6.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#F7BB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007C9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.2Blue violet · ΔE 24.3Blue · ΔE 27.9Dark violet · ΔE 31.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.9Dark orchid · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC308
Analogous#08C0FF, #4708FF
Triadic#FF0844, #44FF08
Split complementary#FF4808, #BFFF08
Tetradic#FF08C0, #FFC308, #08FF48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4DEFF
Lighter +30%#A1B8FF
Lighter +20%#6E91FF
Lighter +10%#3B6BFF
Darker −10%#0033D4
Darker −20%#0027A1
Darker −30%#001B6E
Darker −40%#000E3B
More saturated +25%#0844FF
Less saturated −25%#2754E0

Channel breakdown

R8
G68
B255
Red8 (3.1%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 44 · B FF

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