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Colour

#080055

  • #080055
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#080055 is a blue with RGB values 8, 0, 85 and HSL 246°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#080055#080055
HEX#080055
RGBrgb(8, 0, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0, 0.3333
RGB percentages3.1%, 0%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(245.6, 100%, 16.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 100%, 33.3%)
CMYK90.6%, 100%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer524,373
CSS custom property--colour: #080055;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness29 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.4:1
Contrast with white18.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#F7FFAA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001857no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#001054no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#001E2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.4Navy · ΔE 22.2Indigo · ΔE 22.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6Dark blue · ΔE 27.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D5500
Analogous#002355, #320055
Triadic#550800, #005508
Split complementary#553200, #235500
Tetradic#550023, #4D5500, #005532

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3722FF
Lighter +30%#1600EE
Lighter +20%#1200BB
Lighter +10%#0D0088
Darker −10%#030022
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#080055
Less saturated −25%#110B4A

Channel breakdown

R8
G0
B85
Red8 (3.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue245.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness16.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 00 · B 55

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