Recognised as Colour
#080998
- #080998
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#080998 is a blue with RGB values 8, 9, 152 and HSL 240°, 90%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#080998#080998
HEX#080998
RGBrgb(8, 9, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0353, 0.5961
RGB percentages3.1%, 3.5%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(239.6, 90%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 94.7%, 59.6%)
CMYK94.7%, 94.1%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer526,744
CSS custom property--colour: #080998;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#F7F667
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#989708
Analogous#085198, #4F0898
Triadic#980809, #099808
Split complementary#984F08, #519808
Tetradic#980851, #989708, #08984F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R8
G9
B152
Red8 (3.1%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue239.58°
Saturation (HSL)90%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 09 · B 98
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