Colour

#08517A

#08517A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#08517A is a blue with RGB values 8, 81, 122 and HSL 202°, 88%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#08517A

RGBrgb(8, 81, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3176, 0.4784

RGB percentages3.1%, 31.8%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(201.6, 87.7%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.6, 93.4%, 47.8%)

CMYK93.4%, 33.6%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer545,146

CSS custom property--colour: #08517A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1

Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#F7AE85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D527Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E4879no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Dim grey · ΔE 31.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A3108

Analogous#087A6A, #08187A

Triadic#7A0851, #517A08

Split complementary#7A0818, #7A6A08

Tetradic#6A087A, #7A3108, #187A08

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5ABDF4

Lighter +30%#2AA9F1

Lighter +20%#0E91DA

Lighter +10%#0B71AA

Darker −10%#05314A

Darker −20%#02111A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005382

Less saturated −25%#184C6A

Channel breakdown

G81

B122

Red8 (3.1%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue201.58°

Saturation (HSL)87.69%

Lightness25.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 51 · B 7A

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