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Recognised as Colour

#0852B3

  • #0852B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0852B3 is a blue with RGB values 8, 82, 179 and HSL 214°, 91%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0852B3#0852B3
HEX#0852B3
RGBrgb(8, 82, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3216, 0.702
RGB percentages3.1%, 32.2%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(214, 91.4%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 95.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK95.5%, 54.2%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer545,459
CSS custom property--colour: #0852B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#F7AD4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FB1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Midnight blue · ΔE 25.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B36908
Analogous#08A8B3, #1308B3
Triadic#B30852, #52B308
Split complementary#B31408, #A8B308
Tetradic#B308A8, #B36908, #08B314

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8DBCFA
Lighter +30%#5CA0F8
Lighter +20%#2B83F6
Lighter +10%#0A68E4
Darker −10%#063C82
Darker −20%#042551
Darker −30%#010F21
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0051BB
Less saturated −25%#1F559C

Channel breakdown

R8
G82
B179
Red8 (3.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue214.04°
Saturation (HSL)91.44%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 52 · B B3

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