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Recognised as Colour

#081437

  • #081437
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#081437 is a blue with RGB values 8, 20, 55 and HSL 225°, 75%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#081437#081437
HEX#081437
RGBrgb(8, 20, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0784, 0.2157
RGB percentages3.1%, 7.8%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(224.7, 74.6%, 12.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 85.5%, 21.6%)
CMYK85.5%, 63.6%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer529,463
CSS custom property--colour: #081437;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness24.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.02:1
Contrast with white18.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#141414
Inverted#F7EBC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001938no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#001436no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#001D23no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.5Midnight blue · ΔE 34.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.2Dim grey · ΔE 45.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 47.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#372B08
Analogous#082C37, #140837
Triadic#370814, #143708
Split complementary#371308, #2C3708
Tetradic#37082C, #372B08, #083713

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#2B59E0
Lighter +30%#1B45BD
Lighter +20%#153490
Lighter +10%#0E2464
Darker −10%#02040A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00103F
Less saturated −25%#10182F

Channel breakdown

R8
G20
B55
Red8 (3.1%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue224.68°
Saturation (HSL)74.6%
Lightness12.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 08 · G 14 · B 37

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