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Recognised as Colour

#0846B8

  • #0846B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0846B8 is a blue with RGB values 8, 70, 184 and HSL 219°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0846B8#0846B8
HEX#0846B8
RGBrgb(8, 70, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2745, 0.7216
RGB percentages3.1%, 27.5%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(218.9, 91.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 95.7%, 72.2%)
CMYK95.7%, 62%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer542,392
CSS custom property--colour: #0846B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.14:1
Contrast with white8.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#F7B947

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006478no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.9Midnight blue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B87A08
Analogous#089EB8, #2208B8
Triadic#B80846, #46B808
Split complementary#B82208, #9EB808
Tetradic#B8089E, #B87A08, #08B822

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92B7FA
Lighter +30%#6196F8
Lighter +20%#3076F6
Lighter +10%#0A59E9
Darker −10%#063387
Darker −20%#042156
Darker −30%#020E25
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0044C0
Less saturated −25%#204DA0

Channel breakdown

R8
G70
B184
Red8 (3.1%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue218.86°
Saturation (HSL)91.67%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 46 · B B8

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