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Recognised as Colour

#0896ED

  • #0896ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0896ED is a blue with RGB values 8, 150, 237 and HSL 203°, 93%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0896ED#0896ED
HEX#0896ED
RGBrgb(8, 150, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.5882, 0.9294
RGB percentages3.1%, 58.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(202.8, 93.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.8, 96.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK96.6%, 36.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer562,925
CSS custom property--colour: #0896ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#F76912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B88EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00ABB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.5Steel blue · ΔE 22Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.1Royal blue · ΔE 32.5Light skyblue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED5F08
Analogous#08EDD1, #0824ED
Triadic#ED0896, #96ED08
Split complementary#ED0824, #EDD208
Tetradic#D108ED, #ED5F08, #24ED08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4E7FD
Lighter +30%#93D4FB
Lighter +20%#61C0FA
Lighter +10%#30ACF8
Darker −10%#0677BC
Darker −20%#05588A
Darker −30%#033859
Darker −40%#011928
More saturated +25%#0098F5
Less saturated −25%#278FCE

Channel breakdown

R8
G150
B237
Red8 (3.1%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue202.79°
Saturation (HSL)93.47%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 96 · B ED

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