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Recognised as Colour

#0872C8

  • #0872C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0872C8 is a blue with RGB values 8, 114, 200 and HSL 207°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0872C8#0872C8
HEX#0872C8
RGBrgb(8, 114, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.4471, 0.7843
RGB percentages3.1%, 44.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(206.9, 92.3%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.9, 96%, 78.4%)
CMYK96%, 43%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer553,672
CSS custom property--colour: #0872C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#F78D37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4579CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F69C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008793no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Royal blue · ΔE 24Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C85E08
Analogous#08C8BE, #0812C8
Triadic#C80872, #72C808
Split complementary#C80812, #C8BE08
Tetradic#BE08C8, #C85E08, #12C808

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1D3FB
Lighter +30%#70BCF9
Lighter +20%#3FA5F7
Lighter +10%#0E8EF5
Darker −10%#065697
Darker −20%#043A66
Darker −30%#021E35
Darker −40%#000204
More saturated +25%#0073D0
Less saturated −25%#226FAE

Channel breakdown

R8
G114
B200
Red8 (3.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue206.88°
Saturation (HSL)92.31%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 72 · B C8

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