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Recognised as Colour

#088FD9

  • #088FD9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#088FD9 is a blue with RGB values 8, 143, 217 and HSL 201°, 93%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#088FD9#088FD9
HEX#088FD9
RGBrgb(8, 143, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.5608, 0.851
RGB percentages3.1%, 56.1%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(201.2, 92.9%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 96.3%, 85.1%)
CMYK96.3%, 34.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer561,113
CSS custom property--colour: #088FD9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.94:1
Contrast with white3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#F77026

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B91DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F81D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8Sky blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D95208
Analogous#08D9BA, #0827D9
Triadic#D9088F, #8FD908
Split complementary#D90827, #D9BA08
Tetradic#BA08D9, #D95208, #27D908

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1E1FC
Lighter +30%#80CFFA
Lighter +20%#4FBCF8
Lighter +10%#1DAAF7
Darker −10%#066FA8
Darker −20%#044E77
Darker −30%#032E45
Darker −40%#010D14
More saturated +25%#0091E1
Less saturated −25%#2487BD

Channel breakdown

R8
G143
B217
Red8 (3.1%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue201.24°
Saturation (HSL)92.89%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 8F · B D9

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