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Recognised as Colour

#084BED

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

#084BED is a blue with RGB values 8, 75, 237 and HSL 222°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#084BED#084BED
HEX#084BED
RGBrgb(8, 75, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.2941, 0.9294
RGB percentages3.1%, 29.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(222.4, 93.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 96.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK96.6%, 68.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer543,725
CSS custom property--colour: #084BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#F7B412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6Blue violet · ΔE 26.4Medium blue · ΔE 27Royal blue · ΔE 28.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.4Dark blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDAA08
Analogous#08BDED, #3808ED
Triadic#ED084B, #4BED08
Split complementary#ED3808, #BDED08
Tetradic#ED08BD, #EDAA08, #08ED38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4D5FD
Lighter +30%#93B1FB
Lighter +20%#618EFA
Lighter +10%#306BF8
Darker −10%#063BBC
Darker −20%#052C8A
Darker −30%#031C59
Darker −40%#010D28
More saturated +25%#0048F5
Less saturated −25%#2758CE

Channel breakdown

R8
G75
B237
Red8 (3.1%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue222.45°
Saturation (HSL)93.47%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 4B · B ED

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