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Recognised as Colour

#0873F6

  • #0873F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0873F6 is a blue with RGB values 8, 115, 246 and HSL 213°, 94%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0873F6#0873F6
HEX#0873F6
RGBrgb(8, 115, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.451, 0.9647
RGB percentages3.1%, 45.1%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(213, 93.7%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213, 96.7%, 96.5%)
CMYK96.7%, 53.3%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer553,974
CSS custom property--colour: #0873F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#F78C09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F68B08
Analogous#08EAF6, #1408F6
Triadic#F60873, #73F608
Split complementary#F61408, #EAF608
Tetradic#F608EA, #F68B08, #08F614

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE3FD
Lighter +30%#9BC7FC
Lighter +20%#6AABFA
Lighter +10%#388FF9
Darker −10%#065CC5
Darker −20%#054593
Darker −30%#032E62
Darker −40%#021730
More saturated +25%#0072FE
Less saturated −25%#2876D6

Channel breakdown

R8
G115
B246
Red8 (3.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue213.03°
Saturation (HSL)93.7%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 73 · B F6

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