Colour

#0857FF

#0857FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0857FF is a blue with RGB values 8, 87, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0857FF#0857FF

HEX#0857FF

RGBrgb(8, 87, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3412, 1

RGB percentages3.1%, 34.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(220.8, 100%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 96.9%, 100%)

CMYK96.9%, 65.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer546,815

CSS custom property--colour: #0857FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.5:1

Contrast with white5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#F7A800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0085A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 24 Blue violet · ΔE 28.4 Royal blue · ΔE 29.4 Medium blue · ΔE 29.9 Slate blue · ΔE 31.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 24.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFB008

Analogous#08D2FF, #3508FF

Triadic#FF0857, #57FF08

Split complementary#FF3508, #D2FF08

Tetradic#FF08D2, #FFB008, #08FF35

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4E2FF

Lighter +30%#A1BFFF

Lighter +20%#6E9CFF

Lighter +10%#3B7AFF

Darker −10%#0044D4

Darker −20%#0033A1

Darker −30%#00236E

Darker −40%#00133B

More saturated +25%#0857FF

Less saturated −25%#2762E0

Channel breakdown

G87

B255

Red8 (3.1%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue220.81°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 57 · B FF

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