Colour

#088CFF

#088CFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#088CFF is a blue with RGB values 8, 140, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#088CFF#088CFF

HEX#088CFF

RGBrgb(8, 140, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.549, 1

RGB percentages3.1%, 54.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(207.9, 100%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 96.9%, 100%)

CMYK96.9%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer560,383

CSS custom property--colour: #088CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#F77300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C96FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0082FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#00A8B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8 Royal blue · ΔE 17.9 Slate blue · ΔE 28.7 Medium purple · ΔE 29.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.97, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FF7B08

Analogous#08FFF7, #0810FF

Triadic#FF088C, #8CFF08

Split complementary#FF0810, #FFF608

Tetradic#F708FF, #FF7B08, #11FF08

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D4EBFF

Lighter +30%#A1D3FF

Lighter +20%#6EBBFF

Lighter +10%#3BA4FF

Darker −10%#0071D4

Darker −20%#0056A1

Darker −30%#003B6E

Darker −40%#00203B

More saturated +25%#088CFF

Less saturated −25%#278AE0

Channel breakdown

G140

B255

Red8 (3.1%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue207.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 8C · B FF

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