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Recognised as Colour

#080026

  • #080026
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#080026 is a blue with RGB values 8, 0, 38 and HSL 253°, 100%, 7%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#080026#080026
HEX#080026
RGBrgb(8, 0, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0, 0.149
RGB percentages3.1%, 0%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(252.6, 100%, 7.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.6, 100%, 14.9%)
CMYK78.9%, 100%, 0%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer524,326
CSS custom property--colour: #080026;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness13.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.23:1
Contrast with white20.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#040404
Inverted#F7FFD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000727no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#000525no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#000912no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.6Midnight blue · ΔE 38.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 41Dim grey · ΔE 48.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 51.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E2600
Analogous#000B26, #1B0026
Triadic#260800, #002608
Split complementary#261B00, #0B2600
Tetradic#26000B, #1E2600, #00261B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3300F2
Lighter +30%#2800BF
Lighter +20%#1D008C
Lighter +10%#130059
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#080026
Less saturated −25%#0B0521

Channel breakdown

R8
G0
B38
Red8 (3.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue252.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness7.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 00 · B 26

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