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Recognised as Colour

#084BE1

  • #084BE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#084BE1 is a blue with RGB values 8, 75, 225 and HSL 221°, 93%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#084BE1#084BE1
HEX#084BE1
RGBrgb(8, 75, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2941, 0.8824
RGB percentages3.1%, 29.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(221.5, 93.1%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 96.4%, 88.2%)
CMYK96.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer543,713
CSS custom property--colour: #084BE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#F7B41E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Royal blue · ΔE 23Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Dark blue · ΔE 28.2Blue violet · ΔE 29.3Navy · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E19E08
Analogous#08B8E1, #3108E1
Triadic#E1084B, #4BE108
Split complementary#E13108, #B8E108
Tetradic#E108B8, #E19E08, #08E131

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9CDFC
Lighter +30%#87ABFB
Lighter +20%#5688F9
Lighter +10%#2566F7
Darker −10%#063BB0
Darker −20%#042A7F
Darker −30%#031A4D
Darker −40%#01091C
More saturated +25%#0048E9
Less saturated −25%#2556C4

Channel breakdown

R8
G75
B225
Red8 (3.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue221.47°
Saturation (HSL)93.13%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 4B · B E1

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