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Recognised as Colour

#080515

  • #080515
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#080515 is a blue with RGB values 8, 5, 21 and HSL 251°, 62%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#080515#080515
HEX#080515
RGBrgb(8, 5, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0196, 0.0824
RGB percentages3.1%, 2%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(251.3, 61.5%, 5.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 76.2%, 8.2%)
CMYK61.9%, 76.2%, 0%, 91.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer525,589
CSS custom property--colour: #080515;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness9.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.14:1
Contrast with white20.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#F7FAEA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#010716no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#020715no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#05080Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text20.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 8.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.2Dim grey · ΔE 43.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 50.6Slate grey · ΔE 51.3Gray · ΔE 52.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#121505
Analogous#050A15, #100515
Triadic#150805, #051508
Split complementary#151005, #0A1505
Tetradic#15050A, #121505, #051510

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#472CBA
Lighter +30%#372291
Lighter +20%#271967
Lighter +10%#180F3E
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#060218
Less saturated −25%#0A0812

Channel breakdown

R8
G5
B21
Red8 (3.1%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue251.25°
Saturation (HSL)61.54%
Lightness5.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 05 · B 15

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