Recognised as Colour

#208BFB

#208BFB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#208BFB is a blue with RGB values 32, 139, 251 and HSL 211°, 96%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#208BFB#208BFB

HEX#208BFB

RGBrgb(32, 139, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.1255, 0.5451, 0.9843

RGB percentages12.5%, 54.5%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(210.7, 96.5%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 87.3%, 98.4%)

CMYK87.3%, 44.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,132,987

CSS custom property--colour: #208BFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#DF7404

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E95FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1582F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2 Royal blue · ΔE 17.8 Slate blue · ΔE 28.1 Medium purple · ΔE 28.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.32, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FB9020

Analogous#20F8FB, #2320FB

Triadic#FB208B, #8BFB20

Split complementary#FB2320, #F8FB20

Tetradic#FB20F8, #FB9020, #20FB23

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8F3FF

Lighter +30%#B6D9FE

Lighter +20%#84BFFD

Lighter +10%#52A5FC

Darker −10%#0471E4

Darker −20%#0359B2

Darker −30%#024080

Darker −40%#01274E

More saturated +25%#1C8BFF

Less saturated −25%#3C8CDF

Channel breakdown

R32

G139

B251

Red32 (12.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue210.68°

Saturation (HSL)96.48%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 20 · G 8B · B FB

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