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Recognised as Colour

#0A88DE

  • #0A88DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0A88DE is a blue with RGB values 10, 136, 222 and HSL 204°, 91%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0A88DE#0A88DE
HEX#0A88DE
RGBrgb(10, 136, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0392, 0.5333, 0.8706
RGB percentages3.9%, 53.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(204.3, 91.4%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.3, 95.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK95.5%, 38.7%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer690,398
CSS custom property--colour: #0A88DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.59:1
Contrast with white3.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#F57721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D8DE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D7CDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.76:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.8Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6Royal blue · ΔE 29Medium purple · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE600A
Analogous#0ADECA, #0A1EDE
Triadic#DE0A88, #88DE0A
Split complementary#DE0A1E, #DECA0A
Tetradic#CA0ADE, #DE600A, #1EDE0A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8E0FC
Lighter +30%#87CBFA
Lighter +20%#57B6F7
Lighter +10%#26A1F5
Darker −10%#086AAD
Darker −20%#064C7C
Darker −30%#032E4C
Darker −40%#01101B
More saturated +25%#008AE8
Less saturated −25%#2783C1

Channel breakdown

R10
G136
B222
Red10 (3.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue204.34°
Saturation (HSL)91.38%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0A · G 88 · B DE

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