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Recognised as Colour

#081121

  • #081121
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#081121 is a blue with RGB values 8, 17, 33 and HSL 218°, 61%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#081121#081121
HEX#081121
RGBrgb(8, 17, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0667, 0.1294
RGB percentages3.1%, 6.7%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(218.4, 61%, 8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 75.8%, 12.9%)
CMYK75.8%, 48.5%, 0%, 87.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer528,673
CSS custom property--colour: #081121;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness17.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.88:1
Contrast with white18.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#101010
Inverted#F7EEDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A1222no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#071021no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#001517no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 12.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5Dim grey · ΔE 41.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 46.6Slate grey · ΔE 47.9Midnight blue · ΔE 49.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#211808
Analogous#081E21, #0B0821
Triadic#210811, #112108
Split complementary#210B08, #1E2108
Tetradic#21081E, #211808, #08210B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3066C5
Lighter +30%#26509C
Lighter +20%#1C3B73
Lighter +10%#12264A
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#031026
Less saturated −25%#0D121C

Channel breakdown

R8
G17
B33
Red8 (3.1%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue218.4°
Saturation (HSL)60.98%
Lightness8.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 11 · B 21

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