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Recognised as Colour

#0854AA

  • #0854AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#0854AA is a blue with RGB values 8, 84, 170 and HSL 212°, 91%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#0854AA#0854AA
HEX#0854AA
RGBrgb(8, 84, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3294, 0.6667
RGB percentages3.1%, 32.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(211.9, 91%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 95.3%, 66.7%)
CMYK95.3%, 50.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer545,962
CSS custom property--colour: #0854AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#F7AB55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C5DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006977no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.8Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9Midnight blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA5E08
Analogous#08A5AA, #0D08AA
Triadic#AA0854, #54AA08
Split complementary#AA0D08, #A5AA08
Tetradic#AA08A5, #AA5E08, #08AA0D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85BBF9
Lighter +30%#54A0F7
Lighter +20%#2386F5
Lighter +10%#0A6CDB
Darker −10%#063C79
Darker −20%#032449
Darker −30%#010C18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0054B2
Less saturated −25%#1E5594

Channel breakdown

R8
G84
B170
Red8 (3.1%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue211.85°
Saturation (HSL)91.01%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 54 · B AA

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