Colour

#081529

#081529
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#081529 is a blue with RGB values 8, 21, 41 and HSL 216°, 67%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#081529#081529

HEX#081529

RGBrgb(8, 21, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.0314, 0.0824, 0.1608

RGB percentages3.1%, 8.2%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(216.4, 67.3%, 9.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 80.5%, 16.1%)

CMYK80.5%, 48.8%, 0%, 83.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer529,705

CSS custom property--colour: #081529;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness21.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.27:1

Contrast with white18.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#F7EAD6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0C172Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#081429no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#001A1Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.8 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Dim grey · ΔE 40.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 46.1 Slate grey · ΔE 46.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#291C08

Analogous#082529, #0C0829

Triadic#290815, #152908

Split complementary#290C08, #262908

Tetradic#290825, #291C08, #08290C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#296CD4

Lighter +30%#2157A9

Lighter +20%#19417E

Lighter +10%#102B54

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#02142F

Less saturated −25%#0E1623

Channel breakdown

G21

B41

Red8 (3.1%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue216.36°

Saturation (HSL)67.35%

Lightness9.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 08 · G 15 · B 29

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