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Recognised as Colour

#0859DE

  • #0859DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0859DE is a blue with RGB values 8, 89, 222 and HSL 217°, 93%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0859DE#0859DE
HEX#0859DE
RGBrgb(8, 89, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.349, 0.8706
RGB percentages3.1%, 34.9%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(217.3, 93%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 96.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK96.4%, 59.9%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer547,294
CSS custom property--colour: #0859DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#F7A621

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005ADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE8D08
Analogous#08C4DE, #2208DE
Triadic#DE0859, #59DE08
Split complementary#DE2208, #C4DE08
Tetradic#DE08C4, #DE8D08, #08DE22

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6D0FC
Lighter +30%#84B1FB
Lighter +20%#5392F9
Lighter +10%#2273F7
Darker −10%#0645AD
Darker −20%#04327C
Darker −30%#031E4A
Darker −40%#010A19
More saturated +25%#0057E6
Less saturated −25%#2560C1

Channel breakdown

R8
G89
B222
Red8 (3.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue217.29°
Saturation (HSL)93.04%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 59 · B DE

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