Colour

#084CB0

#084CB0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#084CB0 is a blue with RGB values 8, 76, 176 and HSL 216°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#084CB0#084CB0

HEX#084CB0

RGBrgb(8, 76, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.298, 0.6902

RGB percentages3.1%, 29.8%, 69%

HSLhsl(215.7, 91.3%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 95.5%, 69%)

CMYK95.5%, 56.8%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer543,920

CSS custom property--colour: #084CB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#F7B34F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#004BAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006576no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3 Slate blue · ΔE 18 Midnight blue · ΔE 23.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2 Medium purple · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B06C08

Analogous#08A0B0, #1808B0

Triadic#B0084C, #4CB008

Split complementary#B01808, #A0B008

Tetradic#B008A0, #B06C08, #08B018

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8AB7FA

Lighter +30%#5A99F7

Lighter +20%#297CF5

Lighter +10%#0A61E1

Darker −10%#06377F

Darker −20%#04224E

Darker −30%#010D1E

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004AB8

Less saturated −25%#1F5099

Channel breakdown

G76

B176

Red8 (3.1%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue215.71°

Saturation (HSL)91.3%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 4C · B B0

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