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Recognised as Colour

#08A1FA

  • #08A1FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#08A1FA is a blue with RGB values 8, 161, 250 and HSL 202°, 96%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#08A1FA#08A1FA
HEX#08A1FA
RGBrgb(8, 161, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.6314, 0.9804
RGB percentages3.1%, 63.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(202.1, 96%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.1, 96.8%, 98%)
CMYK96.8%, 35.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer565,754
CSS custom property--colour: #08A1FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#F75E05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#76A5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5492F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Light skyblue · ΔE 31Royal blue · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA6108
Analogous#08FADA, #0828FA
Triadic#FA08A1, #A1FA08
Split complementary#FA0828, #FADA08
Tetradic#DA08FA, #FA6108, #28FA08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0EDFE
Lighter +30%#9EDAFD
Lighter +20%#6CC7FC
Lighter +10%#3AB4FB
Darker −10%#0482CB
Darker −20%#036299
Darker −30%#024267
Darker −40%#012235
More saturated +25%#03A2FF
Less saturated −25%#2899DB

Channel breakdown

R8
G161
B250
Red8 (3.1%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue202.07°
Saturation (HSL)96.03%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G A1 · B FA

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