Recognised as Colour

#0B8AE5

#0B8AE5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0B8AE5 is a blue with RGB values 11, 138, 229 and HSL 205°, 91%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0B8AE5#0B8AE5

HEX#0B8AE5

RGBrgb(11, 138, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.0431, 0.5412, 0.898

RGB percentages4.3%, 54.1%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(205, 90.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205, 95.2%, 89.8%)

CMYK95.2%, 39.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer756,453

CSS custom property--colour: #0B8AE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#F4751A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C90E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#397EE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00A0ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.9 Steel blue · ΔE 23.6 Royal blue · ΔE 27 Deep skyblue · ΔE 29 Medium purple · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5660B

Analogous#0BE5D3, #0B1DE5

Triadic#E50B8A, #8AE50B

Split complementary#E50B1D, #E5D30B

Tetradic#D30BE5, #E5660B, #1DE50B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0E3FC

Lighter +30%#8FCDFA

Lighter +20%#5FB8F7

Lighter +10%#2EA2F5

Darker −10%#096DB4

Darker −20%#064F84

Darker −30%#043253

Darker −40%#021522

More saturated +25%#008CF0

Less saturated −25%#2985C7

Channel breakdown

R11

G138

B229

Red11 (4.3%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue205.05°

Saturation (HSL)90.83%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0B · G 8A · B E5

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