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Recognised as Colour

#08458C

  • #08458C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#08458C is a blue with RGB values 8, 69, 140 and HSL 212°, 89%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#08458C#08458C
HEX#08458C
RGBrgb(8, 69, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2706, 0.549
RGB percentages3.1%, 27.1%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(212.3, 89.2%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.3, 94.3%, 54.9%)
CMYK94.3%, 50.7%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer542,092
CSS custom property--colour: #08458C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#F7BA73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#184C8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#00418Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005662no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15Midnight blue · ΔE 25.3Steel blue · ΔE 29.9Royal blue · ΔE 31.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.9Slate blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C4F08
Analogous#08878C, #0D088C
Triadic#8C0845, #458C08
Split complementary#8C0D08, #878C08
Tetradic#8C0887, #8C4F08, #088C0D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#6AABF6
Lighter +30%#398FF4
Lighter +20%#0E75EC
Lighter +10%#0B5DBC
Darker −10%#052D5C
Darker −20%#02152C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004494
Less saturated −25%#1B467A

Channel breakdown

R8
G69
B140
Red8 (3.1%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue212.27°
Saturation (HSL)89.19%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 45 · B 8C

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