Recognised as Colour

#0859C0

#0859C0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#0859C0 is a blue with RGB values 8, 89, 192 and HSL 214°, 92%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0859C0#0859C0

HEX#0859C0

RGBrgb(8, 89, 192)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.349, 0.7529

RGB percentages3.1%, 34.9%, 75.3%

HSLhsl(213.6, 92%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 95.8%, 75.3%)

CMYK95.8%, 53.6%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer547,264

CSS custom property--colour: #0859C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#F7A63F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0056BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.1 Slate blue · ΔE 17.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C06F08

Analogous#08B5C0, #1308C0

Triadic#C00859, #59C008

Split complementary#C01308, #B5C008

Tetradic#C008B5, #C06F08, #08C013

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#99C4FB

Lighter +30%#68A8F9

Lighter +20%#378CF7

Lighter +10%#0A70F1

Darker −10%#06428F

Darker −20%#042C5E

Darker −30%#02152D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0058C8

Less saturated −25%#215CA7

Channel breakdown

G89

B192

Red8 (3.1%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue192 (75.3%)

Hue213.59°

Saturation (HSL)92%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 59 · B C0

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