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Recognised as Colour

#08537C

  • #08537C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#08537C is a blue with RGB values 8, 83, 124 and HSL 201°, 88%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#08537C#08537C
HEX#08537C
RGBrgb(8, 83, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3255, 0.4863
RGB percentages3.1%, 32.5%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(201.2, 87.9%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 93.5%, 48.6%)
CMYK93.5%, 33.1%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer545,660
CSS custom property--colour: #08537C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#F7AC83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F547Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#304A7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3Slate grey · ΔE 27Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9Dim grey · ΔE 31.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C3108
Analogous#087C6B, #08197C
Triadic#7C0853, #537C08
Split complementary#7C0819, #7C6B08
Tetradic#6B087C, #7C3108, #197C08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5CBEF4
Lighter +30%#2CABF1
Lighter +20%#0E93DC
Lighter +10%#0B73AC
Darker −10%#05334C
Darker −20%#02131C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005584
Less saturated −25%#184E6B

Channel breakdown

R8
G83
B124
Red8 (3.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue201.21°
Saturation (HSL)87.88%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 53 · B 7C

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