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Recognised as Colour

#084A74

  • #084A74
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#084A74 is a blue with RGB values 8, 74, 116 and HSL 203°, 87%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#084A74#084A74
HEX#084A74
RGBrgb(8, 74, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2902, 0.4549
RGB percentages3.1%, 29%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(203.3, 87.1%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 93.1%, 45.5%)
CMYK93.1%, 36.2%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer543,348
CSS custom property--colour: #084A74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69 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#3F3F3F
Inverted#F7B58B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#364C76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#274273no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005459no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 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

Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 29.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1Light slate grey · ΔE 31.8Dim grey · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#743208
Analogous#087468, #081474
Triadic#74084A, #4A7408
Split complementary#740814, #746808
Tetradic#680874, #743208, #147408

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#55B6F3
Lighter +30%#25A1F0
Lighter +20%#0F87D3
Lighter +10%#0B68A4
Darker −10%#052C44
Darker −20%#010D15
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004C7C
Less saturated −25%#184764

Channel breakdown

R8
G74
B116
Red8 (3.1%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue203.33°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 4A · B 74

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