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Recognised as Colour

#0850B2

  • #0850B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0850B2 is a blue with RGB values 8, 80, 178 and HSL 215°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0850B2#0850B2
HEX#0850B2
RGBrgb(8, 80, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3137, 0.698
RGB percentages3.1%, 31.4%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(214.6, 91.4%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 95.5%, 69.8%)
CMYK95.5%, 55.1%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer544,946
CSS custom property--colour: #0850B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#F7AF4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 24.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B26A08
Analogous#08A5B2, #1508B2
Triadic#B20850, #50B208
Split complementary#B21508, #A5B208
Tetradic#B208A5, #B26A08, #08B215

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8CBBFA
Lighter +30%#5B9EF8
Lighter +20%#2B80F5
Lighter +10%#0A66E3
Darker −10%#063A81
Darker −20%#042450
Darker −30%#010E20
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004FBA
Less saturated −25%#1F549B

Channel breakdown

R8
G80
B178
Red8 (3.1%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue214.59°
Saturation (HSL)91.4%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 50 · B B2

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