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Recognised as Colour

#084ECF

  • #084ECF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#084ECF is a blue with RGB values 8, 78, 207 and HSL 219°, 93%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#084ECF#084ECF
HEX#084ECF
RGBrgb(8, 78, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3059, 0.8118
RGB percentages3.1%, 30.6%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(218.9, 92.6%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 96.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK96.1%, 62.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer544,463
CSS custom property--colour: #084ECF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7:1
Contrast with white7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#F7B130

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007087no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Dark blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF8908
Analogous#08B2CF, #2508CF
Triadic#CF084E, #4ECF08
Split complementary#CF2608, #B2CF08
Tetradic#CF08B2, #CF8908, #08CF26

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7C5FC
Lighter +30%#76A5FA
Lighter +20%#4584F8
Lighter +10%#1464F6
Darker −10%#063B9E
Darker −20%#04296D
Darker −30%#02163C
Darker −40%#00040B
More saturated +25%#004CD7
Less saturated −25%#2356B4

Channel breakdown

R8
G78
B207
Red8 (3.1%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue218.89°
Saturation (HSL)92.56%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 4E · B CF

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