Recognised as Colour

#085CC9

#085CC9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#085CC9 is a blue with RGB values 8, 92, 201 and HSL 214°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#085CC9#085CC9

HEX#085CC9

RGBrgb(8, 92, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3608, 0.7882

RGB percentages3.1%, 36.1%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(213.9, 92.3%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 96%, 78.8%)

CMYK96%, 54.2%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer548,041

CSS custom property--colour: #085CC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#F7A336

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9 Slate blue · ΔE 16.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5 Medium purple · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C97508

Analogous#08BCC9, #1508C9

Triadic#C9085C, #5CC908

Split complementary#C91508, #BCC908

Tetradic#C908BC, #C97508, #08C915

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A2C9FB

Lighter +30%#71ACF9

Lighter +20%#4090F7

Lighter +10%#0F73F5

Darker −10%#064698

Darker −20%#042F67

Darker −30%#021936

Darker −40%#000205

More saturated +25%#005BD1

Less saturated −25%#225FAF

Channel breakdown

G92

B201

Red8 (3.1%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue213.89°

Saturation (HSL)92.34%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 5C · B C9

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