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Recognised as Colour

#081427

  • #081427
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#081427 is a blue with RGB values 8, 20, 39 and HSL 217°, 66%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#081427#081427
HEX#081427
RGBrgb(8, 20, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0784, 0.1529
RGB percentages3.1%, 7.8%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(216.8, 66%, 9.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.8, 79.5%, 15.3%)
CMYK79.5%, 48.7%, 0%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer529,447
CSS custom property--colour: #081427;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness20.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.43:1
Contrast with white18.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#F7EBD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0C1628no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#081327no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00181Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5Dim grey · ΔE 40.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 44Slate grey · ΔE 46.9Midnight blue · ΔE 46.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#271B08
Analogous#082427, #0B0827
Triadic#270814, #142708
Split complementary#270B08, #242708
Tetradic#270824, #271B08, #08270B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2B6BD0
Lighter +30%#2255A6
Lighter +20%#193F7C
Lighter +10%#112A51
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#02132D
Less saturated −25%#0E1521

Channel breakdown

R8
G20
B39
Red8 (3.1%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue216.77°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness9.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 14 · B 27

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