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Recognised as Colour

#085BE3

  • #085BE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#085BE3 is a blue with RGB values 8, 91, 227 and HSL 217°, 93%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#085BE3#085BE3
HEX#085BE3
RGBrgb(8, 91, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3569, 0.8902
RGB percentages3.1%, 35.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(217.3, 93.2%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 96.5%, 89%)
CMYK96.5%, 59.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer547,811
CSS custom property--colour: #085BE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#F7A41C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007F96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E39008
Analogous#08C9E3, #2208E3
Triadic#E3085B, #5BE308
Split complementary#E32208, #C9E308
Tetradic#E308C9, #E39008, #08E322

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAD3FD
Lighter +30%#89B4FB
Lighter +20%#5895F9
Lighter +10%#2776F7
Darker −10%#0647B2
Darker −20%#053480
Darker −30%#03204F
Darker −40%#010C1E
More saturated +25%#0059EB
Less saturated −25%#2562C6

Channel breakdown

R8
G91
B227
Red8 (3.1%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue217.26°
Saturation (HSL)93.19%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 5B · B E3

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