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Recognised as Colour

#0862B9

  • #0862B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0862B9 is a blue with RGB values 8, 98, 185 and HSL 209°, 92%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0862B9#0862B9
HEX#0862B9
RGBrgb(8, 98, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.3843, 0.7255
RGB percentages3.1%, 38.4%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(209.5, 91.7%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.5, 95.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK95.7%, 47%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer549,561
CSS custom property--colour: #0862B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#F79D46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#306ABCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#007784no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Royal blue · ΔE 21.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B95F08
Analogous#08B9B8, #0809B9
Triadic#B90862, #62B908
Split complementary#B90809, #B9B808
Tetradic#B808B9, #B95F08, #09B908

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93C7FA
Lighter +30%#62AEF8
Lighter +20%#3195F6
Lighter +10%#0A7CEA
Darker −10%#064888
Darker −20%#042E57
Darker −30%#021426
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0062C1
Less saturated −25%#2062A1

Channel breakdown

R8
G98
B185
Red8 (3.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue209.49°
Saturation (HSL)91.71%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 62 · B B9

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