Colour

#08517B

#08517B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#08517B is a blue with RGB values 8, 81, 123 and HSL 202°, 88%, 26%. 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

#08517B#08517B

HEX#08517B

RGBrgb(8, 81, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3176, 0.4824

RGB percentages3.1%, 31.8%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(201.9, 87.8%, 25.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.9, 93.5%, 48.2%)

CMYK93.5%, 34.1%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer545,147

CSS custom property--colour: #08517B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.49:1

Contrast with white8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#F7AE84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D527Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D487Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27 Slate grey · ΔE 27.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B3208

Analogous#087B6C, #08177B

Triadic#7B0851, #517B08

Split complementary#7B0818, #7B6C08

Tetradic#6B087B, #7B3208, #177B08

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5BBCF4

Lighter +30%#2BA9F1

Lighter +20%#0E90DB

Lighter +10%#0B71AB

Darker −10%#05314B

Darker −20%#02121B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005383

Less saturated −25%#184D6B

Channel breakdown

G81

B123

Red8 (3.1%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue201.91°

Saturation (HSL)87.79%

Lightness25.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 51 · B 7B

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Colour values

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