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Recognised as Colour

#08519B

  • #08519B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#08519B is a blue with RGB values 8, 81, 155 and HSL 210°, 90%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#08519B#08519B
HEX#08519B
RGBrgb(8, 81, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3176, 0.6078
RGB percentages3.1%, 31.8%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(210.2, 90.2%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.2, 94.8%, 60.8%)
CMYK94.8%, 47.7%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer545,179
CSS custom property--colour: #08519B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#F7AE64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#26589Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004C9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00636Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.9Midnight blue · ΔE 29.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B5208
Analogous#089B9B, #08089B
Triadic#9B0851, #519B08
Split complementary#9B0908, #9A9B08
Tetradic#9B089B, #9B5208, #089B09

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#77B7F8
Lighter +30%#479DF5
Lighter +20%#1684F3
Lighter +10%#0B6ACB
Darker −10%#05386B
Darker −20%#031E3A
Darker −30%#00050A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0051A3
Less saturated −25%#1C5187

Channel breakdown

R8
G81
B155
Red8 (3.1%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue210.2°
Saturation (HSL)90.18%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 51 · B 9B

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