Recognised as Colour

#085FAE

#085FAE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#085FAE is a blue with RGB values 8, 95, 174 and HSL 209°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#085FAE#085FAE

HEX#085FAE

RGBrgb(8, 95, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3725, 0.6824

RGB percentages3.1%, 37.3%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(208.6, 91.2%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.6, 95.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK95.4%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer548,782

CSS custom property--colour: #085FAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#F7A051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3466B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0A58ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#00727Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.5 Royal blue · ΔE 26 Slate blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AE5708

Analogous#08AEAA, #080CAE

Triadic#AE085F, #5FAE08

Split complementary#AE080C, #AEAA08

Tetradic#AA08AE, #AE5708, #0CAE08

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#88C4FA

Lighter +30%#58ABF7

Lighter +20%#2793F5

Lighter +10%#0A7ADF

Darker −10%#06447D

Darker −20%#042A4C

Darker −30%#010F1C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005FB6

Less saturated −25%#1F5E97

Channel breakdown

G95

B174

Red8 (3.1%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue208.55°

Saturation (HSL)91.21%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 5F · B AE

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