Colour

#0849DE

#0849DE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0849DE is a blue with RGB values 8, 73, 222 and HSL 222°, 93%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#0849DE

RGBrgb(8, 73, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2863, 0.8706

RGB percentages3.1%, 28.6%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(221.8, 93%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 96.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK96.4%, 67.1%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer543,198

CSS custom property--colour: #0849DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#F7B621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00728Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Royal blue · ΔE 23.1 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7 Dark blue · ΔE 27.3 Blue violet · ΔE 29.2 Navy · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DE9D08

Analogous#08B4DE, #3208DE

Triadic#DE0849, #49DE08

Split complementary#DE3208, #B4DE08

Tetradic#DE08B4, #DE9D08, #08DE32

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6CBFC

Lighter +30%#84A8FB

Lighter +20%#5385F9

Lighter +10%#2263F7

Darker −10%#0639AD

Darker −20%#04297C

Darker −30%#03184A

Darker −40%#010819

More saturated +25%#0046E6

Less saturated −25%#2554C1

Channel breakdown

G73

B222

Red8 (3.1%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue221.78°

Saturation (HSL)93.04%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 49 · B DE

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