Colour

#2008B2

#2008B2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2008B2 is a blue with RGB values 32, 8, 178 and HSL 248°, 91%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2008B2#2008B2

HEX#2008B2

RGBrgb(32, 8, 178)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.0314, 0.698

RGB percentages12.5%, 3.1%, 69.8%

HSLhsl(248.5, 91.4%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 95.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK82%, 95.5%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,099,378

CSS custom property--colour: #2008B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.08:1

Contrast with white12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#191919

Inverted#DFF74D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003EB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#002EAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#004968no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.8 Dark blue · ΔE 15.8 Navy · ΔE 21 Blue violet · ΔE 22.9 Dark violet · ΔE 25.9 Indigo · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AB208

Analogous#0845B2, #7508B2

Triadic#B22008, #08B220

Split complementary#B27508, #45B208

Tetradic#B20845, #9AB208, #08B275

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9C8CFA

Lighter +30%#715BF8

Lighter +20%#472BF5

Lighter +10%#290AE3

Darker −10%#170681

Darker −20%#0E0450

Darker −30%#060120

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1A00BA

Less saturated −25%#311F9B

Channel breakdown

R32

B178

Red32 (12.5%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue178 (69.8%)

Hue248.47°

Saturation (HSL)91.4%

Lightness36.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 08 · B B2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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